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Article: "Warm Pool" in Pacific Alters Climatic Conditions
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 11, 1995
CopyrightCopyright 1995 Xinhua English Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Indonesian and foreign scientists are still puzzled by the "warm
pool" phenomena found in the Pacific ocean that had altered climatic
conditions in the region in recent years.
Marine experts from Indonesia, Japan, the United States,
Australia, Britain, France and the Netherlands expressed the puzzle
at a workshop here today to discuss the recent research on the
oceanic current in Indonesian waters.
The phenomena are that land and water areas close to the "warm
pool" region experience prolonged rainy seasons, floods, a decline in
fish production and a rise in agriculture production.
On the contrary, land and water areas far from the region
experience ...