Hurricane Forecasters: El Niño Could Mean Fewer Storms in Atlantic

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. Scientific models predict that El Niño will cause fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean—but more in the Pacific Ocean—in 2014. This is because El Niño events affect water temperatures and wind shear, which affect hurricane formation. The article gives the chances of named storms forming in both the Pacific and Atlantic.

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Direct Link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/us/hurricane-outlook-2014/index.html?iref=allsearch

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 6

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: hurricanes, hurricane season, meteorology, El Nino, text complexity, informational text, hurricane

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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