Yahoo: El Nino conditions return to affect weather (M.E.T)

[Popeman38]

http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090709/ap_on_sc/us_sci_el_nino.html

WASHINGTON - El Nino is back.

Government scientists said Thursday that the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect weather around the world, has returned.

The Pacific had been in what is called a neutral state, but forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the sea surface temperature climbed to 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal along a narrow band in the eastern equatorial Pacific in June.

In addition, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said temperatures in other tropical regions are also above normal, with warmer than usual readings as much as 975 feet below the ocean surface.

In general, El Nino conditions are associated with increased rainfall across the east-central and eastern Pacific and with drier than normal conditions over northern Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

A summer El Nino can lead to wetter than normal conditions in the intermountain regions of the United States and over central Chile. In an El Nino year there tend to be more Eastern Pacific hurricanes and fewer Atlantic hurricanes.

The forecasters said they expect this El Nino to continue strengthening over the next few months and to last through the winter of 2009-2010.

Not being a meteorologist, does this mean we can expect more snowstorms in the DC are? Could it be that the MNF game against the Giants and the SNF game against the Cowboys could see some snow????

[IbleedBnG83]

http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090709/ap_on_sc/us_sci_el_nino.html

Not being a meteorologist, does this mean we can expect more snowstorms in the DC are? Could it be that the MNF game against the Giants and the SNF game against the Cowboys could see some snow????

It means Romo sits to pee will play even worse in December and it will be like 100 degrees outside:silly:

[HighOnHendrix]

http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090709/ap_on_sc/us_sci_el_nino.html

Not being a meteorologist, does this mean we can expect more snowstorms in the DC are? Could it be that the MNF game against the Giants and the SNF game against the Cowboys could see some snow????

I think it means those jokers have NO IDEA what is going on with the weather/climate and you could just as well train a chimp to make the predictions with the help of a dartboard.

[CPortJGibbs89]

Winter is a ****ing joke around here these days.

[Skins24]

Not being a meteorologist, does this mean we can expect more snowstorms in the DC are?

No. Ususally means less snow for us :mad:

[Stew]

He is back.... and he is wet, angry, and wants revenge over the loss of his woman La Nina..... Prepare for the return of the ultimate, wet winter thriller... from the makers of Hurricane Sally Jane, and Typhoon Fever.... fear the wrath of Senior EL NINO... and the Gordo Peseta gang.

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[Skins24]

I think it means those jokers have NO IDEA what is going on with the weather/climate and you could just as well train a chimp to make the predictions with the help of a dartboard.

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El Nino/La Nina is a well known periodic phenomenon. It has nothing to do with climate change and global warming.

Anyway, doubting another El Nino is coming. This article is talking about June temps. Looking at it now and through July, it looks if anything that La Nina is taking shape.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/sst-pac-loop.html

Off the coast of South America, where it's turning yellow, it should be turning red - if an El Nino was forming.