Dr Strange Asked on: Thu Oct 08 2020, 05:01:45 Participation Badges: 5

Effects of El Nino and La Nina in Zimbabwe


Bobby Posted on: Thu Oct 08 2020, 05:54:25 Participation Badges: 6 In response to: ...

In its simplest description El nino& la Nina are climatic/oceanic events caused by reversed pressure systems in the west & east of the Pacific ocean.

These changes alters global climate.

*La Nina*

La Nina is where moisr air rises & condenses in the West Pacific (Philippines, Indonesia etc). High rainfalls across this regions (low pressure) are experienced & also globally. The heated air descends in the East Pacific (Chile, Peru etc) giving dry & hot conditions (high pressure). This is the *normal* circulation of air.

*El Nino*

The reverse occurs.
Air now rises & condense in the East Pacific (low pressure) & descends in the west (high pressure).

Dry & hot conditions experienced in the west Pacific & globally.


So I guess you can come with effects of these two as you now know what they are .
El Nino effects include:
droughts
heat waves
starvation
diseases etc
melting ice sheets->rise in sea level->flood

La Nina negative effects

Flooding by high rainfalls.

Read more here
https://thegeoroom.co.zw/climatology/el-nino.php

Willy Posted on: Thu Oct 08 2020, 06:04:12 Participation Badges: 9 In response to: In its simplest description El nino& la Nina are climatic/oceanic events caused by reversed pres...

Some la Nina effects:
water borne diseases
Vector borne diseases e.g malaria
landslides