I remember back in the 1980s when “El NiƱo” was first used as a scare word by the news media.
An early winter storm hit the Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska area.
A thousand miles away, our local weather chick in the South stood out in the empty parking lot at night and said...”The question that is on everyone’s minds,(then with a look of terror on her face,)IS THIS EL NINO?”
I wanted to throw a boot at the TV.
“Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” - Robert Heinlein...............