New York Times: A season of warmer ocean waters that has been expected to produce a Niño episode and perhaps bring relief from the continuing drought may turn out to be a bit weaker than advertised, according to climate experts. The periodic upwelling of warmer waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific can be one of the most telling calls that a climatologist can make. A powerful Niño can drive global patterns of drought, storm, snow and flood, with big consequences for farmers and fishermen, relief organizations...
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/us/experts-see-signs-of-el-nino-but-a-weak-one.html
Enclosure: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/10/02/us/NINO-1/NINO-1-articleLarge.jpg
No comments:
Post a Comment