El Niño/La Niña & PDO Links

There are many excellent sites containing basic information on these phenomena, the effects of El Niño and La Niña on weather and climate, and forecasts.

Major sites containing background information

An El Niño and La Niña Theme Page - a comprehensive primer with access to relevant data, information on effects, and predictions. If you are just going to visit one site, this is probably the one!
El Niño and La Niña resources on the internet - a major site with links to all major sites from the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies Library El Niño Resources
NOAA El Niño and La Niña pages - a major site with forecasts, observations, research, background
The ENSO cycle - processes and displays of relevant data

Climate and regional weather forecasts

NOAA Climate Prediction Center/El Niño and La Niña - provides a continuous watch on short-term climate fluctuations and works to diagnose and predict them
Regional Forecasts for El Niño - El Niño and current situation as it relates to the ENSO cycle

Spaceborne monitoring tools

El Niño Watch from Space - an overview of spaceborne sensors critical to monitoring the ENSO cycle
TOPEX/Poseidon: Understanding our Oceans & Climate from Space - the role of space-borne altimeters in detecting El Niño/La Niña
1997 El Niño from TOPEX Near-Real Time Data - satellite images showing El Niño and La Niña

Other

USA Today (Newspaper) - Weather and weather fact pages

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