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El Nino


  • Non El Niño year: upwelling at equator and off Chile/Peru
  • El Niño year: weak winds & lack of upwelling – warm + nutrient-poor surface water
  • Low primary production, low plankton abundance
  • Poor fisheries, fish populations reduced or migrated
  • Birds abandon their nests
  • Social and climate impacts