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Michael H. Glantz (1) • Gregory E. Pierce (1)Springer – Download Article Here Accepted: 6 May 2021© The Author(s) 2021 Abstract Current discussions of the social phenomenon of ‘‘vaccine hesitancy’’ with regard to Covid-19 provide an opportunity to use hesitancy as a means to shift thinking about untimely […]
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 spring 2020 (~60% chance), continuing through summer 2020 (~50% chance). During December 2019, near-to-above-average sea surface […]
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 […]
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 Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center estimated the chances of neutral conditions sticking through […]
After much speculations, EL Niño has finally arrived. The Nino index of 3.4, which is the area of concern has exceeded the threshold value of 0.5°C for the required period of time. El Niño is declared when Oceanic Niño Index (ONI), which is three months running mean of […]
LONDON (Reuters) – El Niño conditions are developing across the Pacific Ocean, with meteorologists now putting the probability of a full event developing by the end of the year at almost 75 percent. John Kemp October 10, 2018 Sea surface temperatures are warming counter-seasonally across much of the […]
