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News Release 16-010
NSF awards rapid response grants to study current El Niño, one of the strongest on record
Awards address effects on coral reefs; connections between rainfall and landslides; and signatures of past El Niños in ice caps
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![aerial view of NSF's Mo'orea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site](/news/mmg/media/images/ocean_acid1_f_bc281fc0-4ee5-41b5-ad74-7c3fd55f9710.jpg)
Scientists at NSF's Mo'orea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site are studying El Niño.
Credit: NSF Mo'orea Coral Reef LTER Site
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![satelite image showing El Nino current at the equator,](/news/mmg/media/images/NASA El Nino December 2015_f.jpg)
The current strong El Niño, especially visible at the equator, as seen on a satellite image.
Credit: NASA
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![School of Pacific sardines](/news/mmg/media/images/cce lter sardines_3a1d3dbd-3c3b-4b90-81e5-27aa6bd201c7_f.jpg)
The Pacific sardine is an important El Niño-affected species in the California Current Ecosystem.
Credit: NSF California Current Ecosystem Long-Term Ecological Research Site
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![world map showing sea surface temperatures](/news/mmg/media/images/Latest SST NOAA Jan Fifth_f.jpg)
A look at sea surface temperatures from a satellite; ocean waters in orange are very warm.
Credit: NOAA
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![houses on a coast](/news/mmg/media/images/CliffLV1cvPLSLGUSGS_f.jpg)
What effect will El Niño have on coastal erosion? NSF-funded scientists are finding out.
Credit: USGS
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![Palau's coral reefs](/news/mmg/media/images/Palau rock islands_f.jpg)
Palau's coral reefs seem to be resistant to ocean acidification. How will El Niño affect them?
Credit: WHOI
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