Pacific Ocean To determine the phase of ENSO, the most recent three-month sea surface temperature average for the area approximately to the southeast of Hawaii is computed, and if the region is more than above or below normal for that period, then an El Niño or La Niña is considered in progress. In the tropical western Pacific, the monsoon and the related wet season during the summer months contrast with dry winds in the winter which blow over the ocean from the Asian landmass. Worldwide, tropical cyclone activity peaks in late summer, when the difference between temperatures aloft and sea surface temperatures
The City in the Sea poem "The City in the Sea". A performed version of the poem was included on the 1997 album "Closed on Account of Rabies", though the name of the poem was given as "The City and the Sea". Basil Rathbone narrated the story in the Caedmon audio collection "Edgar Allan Poe: The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection", Caedmon Records – CD 4148(5), released on CD in 2000. The German metal band The Ocean used "The City in the Sea" as lyrics, only swapping a few lines to fit rhythmical patterns of the song. It was used both due to the band's