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Re: El Nino

lowery <lowery@teamzeon.com> wrote:

> Here in Kentucky (zone 6 for the most part) our trusted weatherman has said
> that when El Nino gets to acting funny, it means a milder winter for us.
> Perhaps this only affects those on the coasts that will get the brunt of
> the weather fronts.

Hi,

Generally this is true.  The eastern pacific is where the most dramatic action
happens.  Imagine a pool of hot, steamy water trapped in a bay by prevailing
winds.  The warm moist air rising from this spawns thunderheads and hurricanes,
much of which drifts northward, effecting the NA Pacific Coast.

I've done a bit or reading about el nino and found a few interesting
WWW pages. Here's a couple of sites to check out if you want more info:

General Info about El Nino
  NOAA/OGP/UCAR El Nino and Climate Prediction
  http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino-report.html

More info, perhaps more specific to this thread
  NOAA/PMEL/TAO El Nino Impacts
  http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/impacts.html

Another interesting site, lots of meteorological info
  El Niņo: online meteorology guide
  http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml

A fascinating subject, we're bound to hear and learn much more about it in the
next 12 months.

Cheers!

--
 Bob Carter  -  bcarter@awinc.com
 Kootenay Bay, BC, Canada  -  Zone 6b
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