As the easterly trade winds decrease, the western Pacific's warm water flows toward the Americas. This giant mass of warm water flows over the colder water of the eastern Pacific. As this occurs, we get what is called El Nino, or the child. Its name ("the child") is derived from its arrival during the Christmas season. Typical weather patterns of El Nino include an increase in surface temperatures as well as an increase in cloud …showed first 75 words of 615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 615 total…but in this case it had the most out of the three. Another surprise was that El Nino is a much warmer winter but it didn't have the amounts of rain that La Nina did. In conclusion, I believe that El Nino and La Nina both affect the Northeast's climate. Although it doesn't affect us as dramatically as on the West Coast, these two climatic phenomenons are very unpredictable and still can alter our seasons.