By Brian K Sullivan November 14, 2019, Weather across the U.S. may be less predictable this winter with forecasters unable to depend on the strong influences of the El Nino and La Nina climatic events. The odds that neither will develop have risen to 69% for December through February, […]
The ability to predict an El Niño at least a year ahead could help threatened countries better prepare for impacts, from flooding to drought. Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday 7 November 2019 The complex El Niño weather pattern that can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around […]
Sea surface temperatures across much of the Pacific Ocean remain unusually warm. There are two critical pockets of warm water that could influence U.S. winter temperature and precipitation patterns. Oct 23, 2019 Source: Livestock Wx A good many folks are familiar with the El Niño and La Niña […]
You can thank the evolution of the West Pacific Warm Pool. October 22, 2019 By Andrew Freedman Climate change is reshaping the evolution and intensity of El Niño events in a way that favors the occurrence of more “super” El Niños, according to a study published Monday. The study examines 33 […]
October 21, 2019 Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) While the ozone hole over Antarctica typically grows in September and October, scientists observed the smallest ozone hole since they first began observing it in 1982, according to a joint release by NASA and NOAA.Unusual weather patterns in the upper atmosphere limited depletion […]
September 12, 2019 Nature World News “Hot and dry” are the watchwords for large fires. In just seconds, a spark in hot and dry conditions can set off an inferno consuming thick, dried-out vegetation and almost everything else in its path. While every fire needs a spark to […]
September 10, 2019 Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s weather bureau said on Tuesday there is a 60% chance there will be no El Nino or La Nina from now through the northern hemisphere winter. El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central […]
