Characteristics of El Niño weather
1. Warmer sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. Changes in atmospheric pressure patterns, leading to weakened trade winds.
3. Increased rainfall and flooding in the western Pacific, South East Asia, and parts of South America.
4. Drier conditions in Australia, Indonesia, parts of Africa, and the southern United States.
5. Shifts in weather patterns, such as an increase in tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific and Atlantic.
6. Warmer and drier winters in the northern United States and wetter winters in the southern United States.
7. Elevated sea levels and increased marine heatwaves in the Pacific Ocean.
8. Disruption of marine ecosystems, leading to changes in fish populations and coral bleaching events.