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- Scientists watch El Niño and its effects.
- El Niño warms the central and eastern Pacific.
- This warming can change weather across the world.
- It can break up developing storms.
- Southeast winters can be wetter.
- Southwest winters can be cooler and wetter.
- West Coast storms can cause floods and landslides.
- Scientists use computer models to study El Niño.
- El Niño usually happens every few years.
- People check weather forecasts and stay ready.
Difficult words
- scientist — a person who studies scienceScientists
- effect — a change that something causeseffects
- storm — very bad weather with strong wind and rainstorms
- flood — when water covers land that is dryfloods
- landslide — when rock or earth falls down a slopelandslides
- forecast — a report that says future weatherforecasts
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Discussion questions
- Do you check weather forecasts?
- Have you seen a strong storm where you live?
- Are winters wet where you live?
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