Ocean Events

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Ocean Events
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Objective

• How events in the ocean affect the land

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Hurricane

• A large, rotating storm that always forms over
  warm waters near the equator

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• Hurricanes Explained

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Hurricane Effects on Land

• The high winds, storm surge, heavy rains,
  tornados, and flooding of hurricanes cause much
  damage on the coast and far inland.

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El Nino

• A climate pattern that forms as a result of
  warmer than normal waters in the eastern Pacific
  Ocean.

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• What is El Nino?

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El Nino Effects on Land

• It causes the Jet Stream, a major air current, to
  move further North creating changes to the
  atmosphere and weather around the world.

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Tsunami

• Walls of water crashing onto the coast, caused by
  earthquakes or volcanoes in the ocean

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• Tsunamis

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Tsunami Effects on Land

• They cause extreme damage along the coastline
  where they hit.

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