could last for 2 years.

http://www.weatherunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=506&tstamp=200609

Quote :

"An El Niño is on the way, according to the latest El Niño discussion posted September 7 by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. A steady warming of the waters in the Equatorial Pacific near the coast of South America, combined with stronger than usual westerly winds over the Equatorial Pacific, point toward the emergence of a weak El Niño episode beginning in October or November. Certainly the above-normal hurricane activity in the Eastern Pacific and the appearance of record-breaking Hurricane Ioke in the Central Pacific were signs of a coming El Niño; intense hurricanes in those regions are highly correlated with the above normal ocean temperatures of a developing El Niño event. When the Equatorial Eastern Pacific waters warm to above 0.5ºC above normal for three consecutive months, an official El Niño is at hand. The ocean temperatures in this region are already at that level, and forecast to increase further over the next few months. An El Niño event can have far-reaching effects on global climate and Atlantic hurricane season activity."

[Edited on September 8, 2006 at 12:15 PM. Reason : w]

9/8/2006 12:14:28 PM

explain to me why I care

9/8/2006 12:16:37 PM

"Ask me why I care"

"An El Niño event can have far-reaching effects on global climate and Atlantic hurricane season activity."

9/8/2006 12:41:29 PM

Welcome back!

9/8/2006 12:48:36 PM

SPANISH FOR....


THE NINO

9/8/2006 12:55:52 PM

9/8/2006 12:58:50 PM

weatherunderground.com?

hahahaha

9/8/2006 12:59:28 PM

i for one am a fan

it means it will be slightly warmer in SoCal this winter, so instead of lows of 50s, we will have lows of 60s

9/8/2006 1:14:15 PM

Nobody ever talks about La Niña and Pacific Decadal Oscillation.

It's like everyone picks on El Niño because it's named after Jesus, lol.

9/8/2006 1:15:25 PM

embed?

http://gorillamask.net/videoelnino.shtml

9/8/2006 1:20:30 PM

Quote :

"It's like everyone picks on El Niño because it's named after Jesus, lol."

really? 8 lb. 6 oz newborn baby jesus?

9/8/2006 1:28:38 PM

they talk about global warming crap all the time and how its "only going to get worse." Yea, compare last hurricane season to this years, seems like the trend is getting way better! we haven't even had one single real hurricane, while last year they nearly wiped out the southeast....I hope this "global warming" trend continues

9/8/2006 1:28:57 PM

9/8/2006 1:31:03 PM

^^i hope you're not in any scientific or technical field

9/8/2006 1:35:13 PM

PACKFAN17, that is one of the dumbest posts i have ever read
are you really this retarded

9/8/2006 1:38:17 PM

Quote :

"really? 8 lb. 6 oz newborn baby jesus? "

No, 8 lb. 12 oz lil baby Jesus, my favorite kind.




Knock knock, it's El Niño,

ORLY?

9/8/2006 1:40:34 PM

9/8/2006 1:48:40 PM