Normal Activity in the Pacific Ocean

• Normally in the Pacific Ocean, trade winds blow east to west. This causes warm waters to build up towards Australia, and causes cold water to rise off the coast of South America due to upwelling
• In Australia, the warm ocean warms up the air, causing it to rise until it cools, condenses, and forms clouds. This causes hot and rainy weather
• In South America, it will be dry and 8 degrees celsius colder
• Sea levels in Australasia are about 0.5 metres higher than in Peru.
• In South America, there is descending air, associated with warm and dry conditions