Posted on 09/11/2020 1:50:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
La Niña is the cool phase of a climate phenomenon called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, often referred to as ENSO. Its warmer, better-known, sibling is known as El Niño, and there is third, neutral phase between those two on the continuum.
Specific conditions for the ocean and atmosphere must be present for an El Niño or La Niña weather pattern.
In the case of La Niña, below-average sea surface temperatures occur in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Easterly winds over the equator strengthen, and rainfall usually decreases over the the central and eastern tropical Pacific and increases over the western Pacific, Indonesia and the Philippines.
“La Niñas are never a sure bet,” Patzert said.
He points to downtown Los Angeles to illustrate how rainfall totals can still be above average in weak La Niña years. The 143-year annual average rainfall for downtown L.A. is 14.93 inches. In 2001, 17.94 inches of rain fell, and in 2017, 19 inches fell. Both were weak La Niña years.
Typically, though, La Niñas are often associated with colder, stormier-than-average conditions and increased precipitation across the the northern parts of the U.S., and warmer, drier and less stormy conditions in the southern portions of the country.
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With this extreme solar minimum, the jet stream will be much loopier than normal. That fact alone will make the standard La Nina outcome less possible.
“and there is third, neutral phase between those two”
Elx Ninx?
Global Nunya!
Nunya?
Nunya Business!
“La Niña is the cool phase of a climate phenomenon called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, often referred to as ENSO.”
Trump’s fault!
If La Nina means wetter weather for Oregon then... andele La Nina por favor!
Ecological crazies, global warming nuts and gender-benders must be going crazy over these names.
Just name this natural ocean phenomena "Les Ninnies" and they'll all be happy...and so will we.
Leni
You may want to tone down that enthusiasm. If those areas up the Santiam Canyon get lots of rain, there will be massive erosion and mudslides. Little North Fork road lost most of their polymer culverts. If water runs through them now the road will collapse.
It's even better than you think... "El Nino" refers to the Christ Child - Baby Jesus. It was term coined by fishermen in the 1600's for warm summer ocean currents off the coast of South America around Christmas time.
For my FRiends here in Northern California I recommend you bookmark this website and refer to it through the winter https://opensnow.com/dailysnow/tahoe
This guy is really good and will periodically discuss the Nina/Nino progress. Updated daily in the winter as it’s focused on Sierra snow, and just periodically this time of year
Here in Iowa, an agricultural state, we are very much aware of this as it affects us.
Temperatures in California are over 120 degrees because of the fires raging and yet there will be some “science pros” who count that as “global warming”.
"Say, I hear tell there's some sort of la niña headed our way."
Newsome is quick to blame global warming on his providing fuel for the fires.
I'm not toning down anything...right now Oregon needs rain!
There'll be plenty of time to "worry" about local mudslides and road washouts after the flames are put out and the smoke clears.
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