What is El Nio-Southern Oscillation? How do scientists know if we are going to have an El Nio year or not?
What is El Nio-Southern Oscillation? How do scientists know if we are going to have an El Nio year or not? Is this year an El Nio year? What are the typical impacts of El Nio in California? Select one additional location in the world and describe typical El Nio conditions for that location. Some helpful websites and documents to get you started in your research on this topic: El Nio & La Nia, Climate.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. On the Trail of El NioPreview the document, Scientific American Beyond El NioPreview the document, Scientific American Why do we care so much about El Nio? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Climate Central El Nio (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., NOAA What are El Nio and La Nia? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., NOAA ENSO Resources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., International Research Institute Your essay should be long enough to provide detailed and thoughtful answers to all parts. While I have not set a minimum or maximum length for this assignment, most students will need to write about 800-1000 words to fully answer the questions above. Also note that you will need to cite all references that you use in this essay. Your textbook and the list above are fine places to start, but you may also need to use the internet to search for other reputable sources. I expect you to use and cite at least three sources in your essay. You should use quotes for no more than two statements in your essay. The best essays paraphrase sources into their own words. You should use both in-text citations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and a reference list (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. I’ve included hyperlinks to useful pages on the Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. at Purdue University, but please click around on that site to find more helpful information for writing essays. You can also use the West LA College Writing Lab (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as a resource for completing this assignment. Do not plagiarize your essay. Please see this page for more information about avoiding plagiarism. Any student found plagiarizing all or part of their essay will immediately receive a grade of zero for the assignment. Some important things to keep in mind: When writing your assignment, pay attention to the attached rubric, which will be used in grading your essay. This essay will be uploaded via file upload via Canvas. Emailed files are not accepted. The only acceptable file formats are Microsoft Word or PDF. Apple Pages files are not accepted. Students at West have access to Microsoft 365, which includes Word, as part of your enrollment. See the link in the menu at left. If you need help submitting an assignment online, please see this page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Immediately after submission, you will receive a VeriCite report score (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., which will estimate how similar your essay is to online articles and other student work. This score is not your grade for the assignment. Any student who submits a work that is found to be plagiarized in total or in part will receive a grade of zero for the assignment. Late assignments are not accepted. There are no makeups for missing or plagiarized work. Dear writer, Please find attached the detailed instuctions for the paper. Please use online sites only for references where I can visit and verify the information eaisly