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Monday afternoon update: Once promising El Nino might ‘El Fizzle’

Posted by: Maven on August 31, 2009 at 1:09 pm

From the Science Dude at the O.C. Register:

“Gone? The reddish-orange satellite markings visible at the equator during a class El Nino seem to have disappeared, says JPL. The red spots shown here, above the equator, depict a current. Image courtesy of NASA.

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center said in early July that an El Nino had developed in the eastern equatorial Pacific, and forecasters later added that the periodic, natural climate change — which can greatly enhance rainfall in Orange County — had the potential to become “moderate to strong.”

The CPC issued an updated forecast on Aug. 24, saying “El Niño is expected to strengthen and last through the Northern Hemisphere winter 2009-10.”

But is the agency wrong? Maybe. …”

Read more from the Science Dude by clicking here.

August 31, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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