El Niño Could Grow Into a Monster, New Data Show

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/07/el_nino_2014_2015_forecasts_show_it_could_grow_into_a_monster.html

by mightybrenden • 12 years ago

13 1 12 years ago

mach5• 12 years ago

or not. from NOAA:

The model predictions of ENSO for this summer and beyond are relatively unchanged from last month. Almost all the models indicate that ENSO-neutral (Niño-3.4 index between -0.5oC and 0.5oC) will persist through the rest of the Northern Hemisphere spring 2014 (Fig. 6). While all models predict warming in the tropical Pacific, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether El Niño will develop during the summer or fall. If westerly winds continue to emerge in the western equatorial Pacific, the development of El Niño would become more likely. However, the lower forecast skill during the spring and overall propensity for cooler conditions over the last decade still justify significant probabilities for ENSO-neutral. The consensus forecast is for ENSO-neutral to continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring 2014, with about a 50% chance of El Niño developing during the summer or fall (click CPC/IRI consensus forecast for the chance of each outcome).

sooo flip a coin i guess?

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/en... http://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso...

El Niño Could Grow Into a Monster, New Data Show

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