El Niņo?

[Jims5543]

If this is actually developing the east coast if the USA might actually get a break for the next 2 years.

I wish you could see the smile on my face.

The article:
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=506&tstamp=200609

Effect of El Niņo on hurricane season
As most of you know, El Niņo conditions put a major damper on both the number and intensity of Atlantic tropical cyclones. This is primarily due to increased wind shear. The upper air winds that develop when one heats the Equatorial Eastern Pacific waters tend to blow from west to east over the Atlantic at high speed. Since the tropical Atlantic trade winds near the surface typically blow the opposite direction, this creates a lot of shear that makes it difficult for a tropical cyclone to survive. Thus far in September, wind shear over the tropical Atlantic has been about normal, so there is no sign that a developing El Niņo is suppressing hurricane activity yet. However, if the Climate Prediction Center is right, we can expect an earlier than usual end to hurricane season in the Atlantic, and a quiet November and December--unlike last year! El Niņos can be long lived, and if the forecast El Niņo for this year develops as expected, it will probably last through the hurricane season of 2007, suppressing hurricane activity next year.

[JeremyD]

Woo woo - Party time (if true)

[JeremyD]

You just made my day - if you were local I'd buy you a beer!

[Hugh R]

So that means lots and lots of rain for us here in SoCal. Which I really don't mind, except at rush hour.

[Jims5543]

Originally posted by JeremyD
You just made my day - if you were local I'd buy you a beer!

Same here!!

[Mr_Wizard]

Originally posted by JeremyD
You just made my day - if you were local I'd buy you a beer!

Made your day, heck I am a mile from the beach!!!!! When Ernesto came through last week, I lost 7 shingles. I will take that any day!!!!!!!

Amazing that last year you heard all the "global warming experts" saying that it was the cause for the increased amount of storms. Now you can hear a pin drop in that room!!!! Of course the media rarely had the counter point from weather experts stating that there is a natural cycle of this. It was all global warming and Bush's fault on the news!!!!!

[Moneyguy1]

Out here in the Old Pueblo, we are way above the curve for annual rainfall year to date. Yesterday we got 1.14 officially at the airport (like George Carlin once said: "But who lives at the airport?")

One day we had 2.5 inches at out house (measured with an official rain gauge) and only a "trace" officially, so some areas are WAY above average. El Nino means the possibility of increased rainfall for the Winter season here, and that means beautiful flowers will carpet the desert i the Spring!!

The onlypart of "global warming" that would concern me is the worldwide rise of the oceans. Here, at 2,600 feet we have no problem but Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, on the other hand......