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Dear Reader,<\/p>\n

After a week at home, I am starting to see fewer and fewer sunrises, as I slowly adjust to my California time zone. I realize that many people love waking up as the sun rises, but I’m more of night owl, and it disturbs me to fall asleep during dinner! Our 30th anniversary trip to France, Israel, and the Netherlands was fantastic. Thank you for following along with the pictures I posted on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
“Surfing the Net with Kids”
https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com<\/a><\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o<\/b>
https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/resources\/el-nino\/<\/a><\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o Printable(** for Premium Members only)
https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/printables\/files\/printables-club\/el-nino.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Usually the Earth’s warmest water can be found in the western Pacific, with the east-to-west trade winds pushing the warm water toward Indonesia. Every so often, however, the trade winds weaken and the warm water ends up sloshing eastward against the coast of South America. These oceanic changes cause disruptions in jet-stream winds and effect global weather conditions. This is the occasional weather pattern is known as El Ni\u00f1o. The opposite effect (a sustained cooling instead of warming) is called La Ni\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

Climate.gov: ENSO Blog

Climate.gov is a public education project of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) providing “science and information for a climate-smart nation.” The ENSO Blog offers timely information about this year’s El Ni\u00f1o in a blog format. The site also includes sections on Teaching Climate Literacy, Causes of Climate Change, and the Nature of Climate Science. <\/p>\n

Live Science

“Forecasters declare an official El Ni\u00f1o when they see both ocean temperatures and rainfall from storms veer to the east. Experts also look for prevailing trade winds to weaken and even reverse direction during the El Ni\u00f1o climate phenomenon.” After this introductory article, be sure to peruse the related articles listed in the right-hand column. You’ll learn why snakebites increase in Costa Rica during an El Ni\u00f1o cycle.<\/p>\n

NASA JPL: El Ni\u00f1o\/La Ni\u00f1a

Since its launch into orbit in August 1992, the TOPEX\/Poseidon satellite has mapped 95% of the ocean’s surface topography, noting liquid hills and valleys. From its vantage point 826 miles above us, TOPEX\/Poseidon can measure sea surface height within two inches. The birth of El Ni\u00f1o can be seen in Pacific Ocean snapshots from the fall of 2015 that show both increases and decreases in normal sea height. <\/p>\n

… Click to continue to El Ni\u00f1o<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Printables Club Members Also Get … <\/b> <\/p>\n

Surfnetkids Printables Club Members also get the following printables to use in the classroom, the computer lab, the school library, or to send home with students:<\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o Printable
El Ni\u00f1o Wikipedia Printable
Hurricanes Printable
Tsunami Printable
Weather Printable
*** Are you curious? Get your own ten-day trial membership:
https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/printables-club.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Games<\/b><\/p>\n

Rain, Rain Go Away!<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Week<\/b><\/p>\n

“A woman is like a tea bag \u2013 you can\u2019t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” ~~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~~ (October 11, 1884 \u2013 November 7, 1962) American First Lady, diplomat, activist. If you want to learn more about Eleanor Roosevelt, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Surfing the Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<\/style>\n

American Indian Heritage Month<\/a>   November
Aviation History Month<\/a>   November
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated<\/a>   Nov 11, 1982
Veterans Day<\/a>   Nov 11, 2015
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Birthday<\/a>   Nov 12, 1815
Nellie Bly Begins Her Trip Around the World<\/a>   Nov 14,1889
Leonids Meteor Shower<\/a>   Nov 14-21, 2015
America Recycles Day<\/a>   Nov 15, 2015
Bullying Awareness Week<\/a>   Nov 15-21, 2015
Geography Awareness Week<\/a>   Nov 15-21, 2015
Lewis & Clark Expedition Reaches Pacific Ocean<\/a>   Nov 16, 1805
International Day for Tolerance<\/a>   Nov 16, 2015
Mickey Mouse’s Birthday<\/a>   Nov 18, 1928
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address<\/a>   Nov 19, 1863
Cold War Ends<\/a>   Nov 19-21, 1990
First ISS Module Zarya Launched by Russians<\/a>   Nov 20, 1998
Great American Smokeout<\/a>   Nov 20, 2015<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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