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Increase in thermal energy in the oceans.
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Decrease in the amount of thermal energy between the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
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Increase in thermal energy in the atmosphere.
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Decrease in thermal energy transferring from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In general, El Niño conditions lead to wetter, snowier conditions in Amarillo and cooler maximum temperatures during the winter. La Niña conditions lead to drier and warmer temperatures overall, with notable extreme cold spells. In stronger El Niño or La Niña episodes, these trends are even greater.
Detailed explanation-2: -The changes in sea surface temperatures during El Niño and La Niña are caused and helped along by changes in the trade winds, which normally blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -El Niño impacts weather systems around the globe, triggering predictable disruptions in temperature, rainfall and winds. La Niña is the opposite – a cooling phase of ENSO that tends to have global climate impacts opposite to those of El Niño.
Detailed explanation-4: -El Niño can affect our weather significantly. The warmer waters cause the Pacific jet stream to move south of its neutral position. With this shift, areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual.