“ These winds normally act like breezes in a tiny pond, ” says Newsweek, “piling up warm water in the western Pacific so that the sea surface there is as much as two feet [60 cm] higher and 15 degrees Fahrenheit [8 ° C.] warmer than it is at, say, Ecuador. ”
اما في شرق المحيط الهادئ ،‏ فترتفع المياه الابرد والغنية بالمواد الغذائية الى السطح مما يساعد الحياة البحرية على النمو والازدياد .‏