DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION Issued by CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society 9 January 2020 ENSO Alert System Status: Not Active Synopsis: ENSO-neutral is favored through Northern Hemisphere […]
2019 likely to be the second hottest year ever recorded
November 19, 2019 Only 2016 — remember El Niño? — was hotter. By Theresa Machemer By global temperature, this October was the second-hottest October on record, according to a report from NOAA’s […]
It Will Be Tougher to Forecast the Weather This Winter With No El Nino
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 […]
Scientists predict El Niño in 2020 based on earlier warning method
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 […]
Are we looking at a “Modoki” El Niño?
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 […]
Super El Niño events may become more frequent as the climate warms
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 […]
El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear
DON JENKINS August, 2019 A weak El Nino went away in July as sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator cooled to within a normal range, the National Oceanic and […]