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Floundering El Ninos Make For Fickle Forecasts Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2009 
Since May 2009, the tropical Pacific Ocean has switched from a cool pattern of ocean circulation known as La Nina to her warmer sibling, El Nino. This cyclical warming of the ocean waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific generally occurs every three to seven years, and is linked with changes in the strength of the trade winds. El Nino can affect weather worldwide, including the ... read moreEl Nino May Have Helped Magellan Cross The Pacific Ocean 
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 19, 2008A new paper by North Carolina State University archaeologist Dr. Scott Fitzpatrick shows that Ferdinand Magellan's historic circumnavigation of the globe was likely influenced in large part by unusual weather conditions - including what we now know as El Nino - which eased his passage across the Pacific Ocean, but ultimately led him over a thousand miles from his intended destination. ... more
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Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Ninas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new sea-level height data collected by the U.S.-French Jason oceanographic satellite. This La Nina, which has persisted for the past year, is indicated by the blue area in the center of ... more El Nino At Play As Source Of More Intense Regional US Wintertime Storms 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2008The next time you have to raise your umbrella against torrents of cold winter rain, you may have a remote weather phenomenon to thank that many may know by name as El Nino, but may not well understand. Researchers now believe that some of the most intense winter storm activity over parts of the United States may be set in motion from changes in the surface waters of far-flung parts of the Pacifi ... more NASA Observes La Nina: This 'Little Girl' Makes A Big Impression 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2008Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast, all signs that La Nina is in full swing. With winter gearing up, a moderate La Nina is hitting its peak. And we are just beginning to see the full effects of this oceanographic phenomenon, as La Nina episodes are typically strongest in January. A La Nina event occurs when cooler ... more |
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