Better late than never. After months of promises, infamous climate agitator El Niño finally formed this week, climate scientists announced Thursday. “Weak El Niño conditions are present…
Better late than never.
After months of promises, infamous climate agitator El Niño finally formed this week, climate scientists announced Thursday.
“Weak El Niño conditions are present and are expected to continue through the spring,” the Climate Prediction Center said.
El Niño is a periodic natural warming of sea water in the tropical Pacific. It is among the biggest influences on weather and climate in the United States and around the world.
It typically brings unusually wet weather across the USA’s southern tier, according to Mike Halpert, deputy director of the prediction center. Already, the weather this winter has generally had an “El Niño flavor” to it, he said, even though it hadn’t officially formed.
