CBT - WEEK 7

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CONTENT OUTLINE

1) Brief background & action

2) What El Niño is

3) How it affects the Panama Canal

4) 2nd weather phenomenon

 CASE
ARTICLE
Meteorologists say,

“The El Nino warming phenomenon is exacerbating the drought.”

Meteorologist Exacerbate Drought

Expert in To make
meteorology or (a problem/bad Shortage of water
weather forecaster situation) to be worse
 1) BRIEF BACKGROUND & ACTION

Causing
Canal uses fresh
water, not ocean drought and
water (salty water) ocean water
levels to drop

Series of locks used No rain El Niño

to transfer ships (fresh water) phenomenon
from Pacific to the coming in May, exacerbates
Atlantic ocean June, July the drought
 1) BRIEF BACKGROUND & ACTION

To preserve
Traffic jam is the Canal’s
forming decreasing
water levels

Restrictions on the
Letting less size and number of Allowing ships
ships able to vessels for 10 to pass through
cross each day months since elevation
August 2023
2) EL NIÑO
A climate cycle in the Pacific
Ocean influencing weather
patterns across the planet.

Bringing a periodic warming

of the sea surface that makes
disruptions in wind patterns
and ocean temperatures,
leading to a drought in the
areas around Panama Canal.
2) EL NIÑO
means ‘Little Boy’ in Spanish

The full name they used was El Niño

de Navidad

Typically peaks around December

Tendency to occur around Christmas

time

Therefore, that "the boy child"

meaning refers to how it is named
after the newborn baby Jesus Christ

Waterway that spans across
the Panama region of
Central America, connecting
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
3)
PANAMA
CANAL
Ships passing through to
facilitate smooth trade and
sustain economic activities,
requiring 200 million liters
of fresh water
La Prensa Libre (Panamanian
newspaper) reports that
precipitation from Jan-May remains
at only 47% of the average
-> driest period over a century
Continuous drop in water
levels leads to shortage of
water, El Niño lets Central
America experiencing dry
conditions
4) LA NIÑA
.......ANOTHER CLIMATE PHENOMENON

Opposite to El Niño, La Niña is

characterized by colder-than-normal
ocean temperatures and causes different
weather patterns
When the equatorial trade winds become
stronger than usual, the sea surface
temperatures in the central and eastern
Pacific Ocean rise
Causing a cooling of the waters in the
equatorial eastern Pacific below normal
conditions due to upwelling of cold water
4) LA NIÑA
means ‘Little Girl’ in Spanish

Sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Niño,

or simply "a cold event”
Occurs oftenly (not always) after El
Niño, particularly if the El Niño is
strong
As El Nino exits, La Nina arises and
promises her style of damaging
Impacts on the Panama Canal can vary
depending on the intensity and
duration of the La Niña event
 Thank You!
“Stronger trade winds cause cooling of waters, by La Niña
What an action done by the opponent, El Niño
You seem tired facing difficult matters, dear Regina
If you wish to lean back for a moment, let me know”
SOURCES
Met Office - UK Weather. (2014, December 10). El Nino - What is it? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=WPA-KpldDVc

What are El Niño and La Niña? (2019, February 28). Met Office. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-
about/weather/oceans/el-nino

파나마 운하 이야기 - 트레드링스 블로그. (n.d.). 트레드링스 블로그.

https://www.tradlinx.com/blog/guide/%ED%8C%8C%EB%82%98%EB%A7%88-%EC%9A%B4%ED%95%98-
%EC%9D%B4%EC%95%BC%EA%B8%B0/

What are El Nino and La Nina? (n.d.).

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html#:~:text=El%20Ni%C3%B1o%20means%20Little%20Boy,can%20affect%20o
ur%20weather%20significantly.