Explanation:
The Pacific Northwest of North America, including the Olympic Peninsula and coastal British Columbia, is home to temperate rainforests, receiving heavy rainfall from Pacific Ocean moisture.
Explanation:
A positive IOD event is characterized by warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean and cooler than normal in the east. This often leads to increased rainfall over East Africa and reduced rainfall over Indonesia and Australia.
Explanation:
The Walker Circulation is a large-scale cell of rising and sinking air over the Pacific Ocean. Warm air rises over the western Pacific (near Indonesia) and sinks over the eastern Pacific. This circulation is disrupted during El Niño events.
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