Sea surface temperature temperature pattern is when warm water spreads from the west Pacific and the Indian Ocean to the east Pacific. It takes the rain with it, causing extensive drought in the western Pacific and rainfall in the normally dry eastern Pacific. El Niño's warm rush of nutrient-poor tropical water, heated by its eastward passage in the Equatorial Current, replaces the cold, nutrient-rich surface water of the Humboldt Current. When El Niño conditions last for many months, extensive ocean warming and the reduction in Easterly Trade winds limits upwelling of cold nutrient-rich deep water and its economic impact to local fishing for
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean The story of "Lorelei", based on a best-selling novel written by Harutoshi Fukui, is a departure from the last 50 years of Japanese cinema by weaving a tale using a "what if" fictional narrative with a tip of the hat to modern manga storylines and styles. In the last months of the Second World War, the Empire of Japan receives a final gift from the collapsing Nazi Germany: the "I-507", a highly advanced submarine equipped with experimental technology. The mission, as revealed by the grim Chief of Staff Asakura (Shinichi Tsutsumi) following the