El Niño Causes Drastic Weather Patterns

Weather patterns are easy to observe. Conjectures formed upon stepping outside include (but are surely not limited to) “it’s hot!” or “it’s never going to cool down!”

While the observations come naturally, the explanations are slightly more detailed.

A driving factor in the abnormal atmospheric conditions, seemingly terrorizing those brave enough to partake in outside activities, is El Niño.

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains, “El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific [due to] an oscillation of the ocean-atmosphere sys...