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Figure 1: Schematic of average thermocline position and easterly winds, pre-2000 (left) and post-2000 (right). Shading shows average sea surface anomalies during El Niño events in each of the two periods. Figure by climate.gov.
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Figure 1: Schematic of average thermocline position and easterly winds, pre-2000 (left) and post-2000 (right). Shading shows average sea surface anomalies during El Niño events in each of the two periods. Figure by climate.gov.