{"id":1621,"date":"2009-06-05T15:43:56","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T23:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2009-06-05T15:43:56","modified_gmt":"2009-06-05T23:43:56","slug":"the-return-of-el-nino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2009\/06\/05\/the-return-of-el-nino\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of El Nino?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The federal Climate Prediction Center<\/a>, operated by NOAA, reported this week that current conditions<\/a> in the Pacific would seem to foreshadow a return to El Nino<\/a> conditions, possibly within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

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2006 El Nino conditions, as observed by the Jason satellite. Photo: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ocean conditions formally known as ENSO, or the El Nino\/Southern Oscillation, arise when normal upwelling of deep, cold water abates, causing warmer surface temperatures (SST).<\/p>\n

El Nino and its opposite, La Nina, have far-reaching implications on weather patterns. Here on the West Coast<\/a>, it usually means wetter winters in southern California and drier ones in the Pacific Northwest.\u00a0 Because northern and central California lie in between, things there can go either way.<\/p>\n

El Nino can also have a significant impact on fisheries, as much of the food chain is interrupted when upwelling slows.<\/p>\n

Here’s a good overview<\/a> of El Nino “mechanics” from UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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