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, […]
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 […]
Aug 22, 2019 Jan Cortes Although unbeknown to many, the intricate relationship between our atmosphere and our oceans is best shown in the eastern Pacific. As a response to the trade winds, the ocean’s surface typically cools and warms in a cycle. This then, results to alternating rainfall […]
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 […]
World Bank May 8, 2019 El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, refers to the natural year to year variations in the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. ENSO refers to both the El Niño and La Niña phenomena together. El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean […]
Science Snapshots April 26, 2019 When there are multiple factors at play in a situation that is itself changing, such as an El Nino winter in a changing climate, how can scientists figure out what is causing what? Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an advanced […]
Excerpts from Geo-Mexico La Niña and El Niño are two major periodic disturbances to the normal oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns over the Pacific Ocean which have widespread effects around the world. The normal circulation in the equatorial Pacific (the Walker circulation cell) results from a low pressure area over […]
