1998 Year of the Ocean 



Impacts of Global Climate Change 



Equator 



Normal Conditions 



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Convective Loop 



120^E 



80^W 



El Nino Conditions 



Equator 



120°E 



80^W 



Figure 2. Normal (top) and El Nino (bottom) conditions. El Nifio conditions include a reduction 

 in the trade winds, an increase in SSTs, and an eastward shift of the precipitation. 



G-10 



