Posted on 03/01/2023 7:00:21 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Geneva (AFP) – An exceptionally long La Nina weather phenomenon that intensified drought and flooding is finally ending, the United Nations said Wednesday -- but what comes next might bring its own problems.
The outgoing La Nina phenomenon, a cooling of surface temperatures that can have a widespread impact on global weather conditions, started in September 2020.
However, despite La Nina's cooling effect, both 2021 and 2022 were warmer than any year prior to 2015.
Now El Nino, its warming opposite in the cycle, El Nino, could be on the way this year, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said in its quarterly update.
The WMO said that after an unusually stubborn and protracted La Nina dragged on for three consecutive years -- a so-called triple-dip -- there was a good chance El Nino would develop in June-August.
"The first triple-dip La Nina of the 21st century is finally coming to an end," said WMO chief Petteri Taalas.
"La Nina's cooling effect put a temporary brake on rising global temperatures, even though the past eight-year period was the warmest on record," he added.
"If we do now enter an El Nino phase, this is likely to fuel another spike in global temperatures."
Even with the cooling La Nina, "the past eight years were the warmest on record, so we have here an important signal of climate change", he said.
"With El Nino, there is an increased likelihood that we will see the warmest year on record."
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The wind may blow hot or cold, doesn’t matter. Global Communism is the solution to either, both or none of the above.
We used to justify call it a rainy year or a dry year. Now, everything needs a label. I just love bomb cyclone and atmospheric river.
Yes el niño usually follows la niña. Hardly newsworthy, but that’s the WMO— desperate for anything to stoke the narrative.
LOL - that is so cute.
Desperate for relevancy and more funding. It is a cush job you know keeping up the scam. Much better than actually working for a living.
I am triggered by the gendering of weather patterns, and suggest we call them all “Lo Ninx”
It causes drought and flooding, heating and cooling, severe storms and a lack of hurricanes and crops to fail and trees to over produce.
I grew up thinking that was weather.
That is very adorable & 🤣
Every year it’s hot, then cold, then it’s sunny, then it rains. Can’t figure it out!
“In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.”
Chance.
This is Biden to a “T”:
“It’s for sure a white man’s world in America. Look here: I raised that boy since he was the size of a piss-ant. And I’ll say right now, he never learned to read and write. No, sir. Had no brains at all. Was stuffed with rice pudding between th’ ears. Shortchanged by the Lord, and dumb as a jackass. Look at him now! Yes, sir, all you’ve gotta be is white in America, to get whatever you want. Gobbledy-gook!”
Wait if ocean currents can cause the earth to warm or cool, then what does driving an SUV have to do with anything. Sounds like natural climate variations may be the issue here.
I remember the 1980s when the word “El Nino” was suddenly discovered and used by our local weather station. El Nino Coming! Fear and Trembling! constantly in the news.
Then in the early fall was a massive blizzard in the corner of Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas, which was not unusual for that area.
Our local TV weather chick was standing out in a darkened parking lot 700 miles south east of there and said..
“The question that is on everyone’s mind, (then looking directly into the camera with a terrified look said) “IS THIS EL NINO!?”
I wanted to throw a boot through the screen.
LA NINA can come help shovel snow——
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