Harding 
Middle
School 
Pathfinder

          El Niño Project

          Mrs. Hoy

          7th Grade Science
 
 
Web Links 
 

Periodicals,
Newspapers and Encyclopedias  

Books

 
 
Purpose:
To track a local phenomenon and assess its global impact 
Materials:
Periodicals, Newsprint, Internet Access and Books 
Product:
The product will be an El Niño Project Scrap Book 
Links from Department of Atmospheric Sciences/University of Illinois ww2010 Project  
 

 

 Definition 
Introduces El Niño, when El Niño events have been recorded and how it compares to La Niña. 

'97-'98 Event 
Provides a brief insight into the most recent El Niño event. 

Upwelling 
Introduces upwelling, the thermocline and how they impact local sea life populations. 

Non-El Niño Years 
Typical oceanic and atmospheric conditions that exist in the tropical Pacific when no El Niño is present.. 

El Niño Events 
Conditions that lead to an El Niño event and how El Niño influences upwelling processes, tropical rainfall and local fish populations. 

Sea Surface Temperatures 
El Niño visualized through sea surface temperature anomaly plots. 

Impacts on Weather 
The influence of El Niño on weather conditions worldwide. 

Economic Impacts 
Reduction in local fish populations, which in turn affect local industry and market prices worldwide. 

Detection and Prediction 
Methods and resources used by NOAA for detecting and predicting the presence of El Niño. 
 
Other El Niño Links El Niño
A "Special Report" site maintained by the Environmental News Network 

What is an El Niño?
Explanation with graphics from the Pacific Environmental Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Wrath of El Niño
Bob Livezey of the National Weather Service holds an Online Forum on PBS' Newshour

Index - El Niño Links 
Includes full text articles online and bibliographies. 
 
Encyclopedias,newspapers
and Periodicals

 

Research Databases
(Outside the Library OPLIN databases require an Ohio public library card for access.)

ProQuest 
ProQuest is another tool for looking up magazine articles. You must sign up to use ProQuest. Try the TOPIC SEARCH. Look up “El Niño" or “Weather ” Each of these topics has several sub-topics. Below are some that may be of interest to you. Point to the topic or sub-topic you want and press enter to see the magazine article references. Some articles may be available to see and print from the CD-ROMs in the rack. Ask a staff member for help. 

Broadcast News
Search through over 34,000 transcripts from more than 880 news and current affairs TV. UseEl Niño as your search words.

NewsBank
Access in Library.
 
Books Title: The atmosphere : an introduction to meteorology / Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck. Author: Lutgens, Frederick K. Tarbuck, Edward J. 
For similar materials, try: Atmosphere. Meteorology. Weather. 
Other Information: Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1986. Description: xvii, 492 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. 
Location: MAIN ADULT Book 551.5 5874 

Title: Weather / William J. Burroughs, Bob Crowder, Ted Robertson ; consultant editor, Richard Whitaker. Also known as: Nature Company guides Nature Company guide. Author: Burroughs, William James. Crowder, Bob, 1930- Robertson, Ted, 1954- Whitaker, Richard, 1947- 
For similar materials, try: Weather. Meteorology. 
Other Information: Publisher: Alexandria, Va. : Time Life Books, 1996. Description: p. cm. 
Location: MAIN ADULT Book 551.5 

Title: The science and wonders of the atmosphere / Stanley David Gedzelman. Author: Gedzelman, Stanley David, 1944- 
For similar materials, try: Meteorology. 
Other Information: Publisher: New York : Wiley, c1980. Description: xiv, 535 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm. Location: MAIN ADULT Book 551.5 406
 
Lakewood Public Library 

 

 Library Periodical  Resources Through OPLIN
(available in the technology center)