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fromFuturism
3 days ago

The Upcoming El Nino Is About to Unleash Devastation, Experts Warn

A potentially record-breaking El Niño could intensify heat, drought, humidity, and floods, worsening social instability and harming vulnerable populations worldwide.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

'A bit like poker,' California's wet winter brings La Nina/El Nino confusion

It is still true that La Niña tends to correlate with dry water years, which the National Weather Service defines as from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. During La Niña, the sea surface temperatures of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean cool. And the jet stream - the west-to-east band of wind in the atmosphere - shifts northward. This typically pushes winter storms toward the Pacific Northwest and Canada, while leaving swaths of California drier than average, especially in the south.
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