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Snowy Mountains

First Snow: Polish the Skis and Snowboards

November opened with cool temperatures and good snow in the West. That whoop you are hearing is all...
Winter Sun

The Old Farmer's Almanac and NOAA Predict a Less Severe Winter

Like clockwork, the weather forecasters at NOAA have released an update for their annual winter...
El Nino

El Niño and La Niña

El Niño and La Niña are two faces of a large weather phenomenon. Here are a few frequently asked...
Oscillations

Teleconnections and Oscillations

Sometimes there is a change in Earth’s atmosphere or oceans that disrupts typical weather patterns...
Stormy Weather

Bye, Bye El Niño

Good bye Boy.  The El Niño is on its way out. It brought more rain in some areas plus lower summer...
Earth in Snow

El Niño – Will It Get Stronger or Weaker?

The El Niño is fading away! Yay! Considering the horrible weather that it brought, that’s a good ...
Gray Wolf

El Niño Weather and Wolves

For the first time in 91 years, wild wolves are in California. Scientists told people to expect...
Tropical Storm Bill

The Soggy Ring of Fire

“And it rains, rains, rains, That ring of fire, that ring of fire.”  If you love country music, the...
California Drought

Peek-A-Boo El Niño

California is in a horrible drought. Everyone was relieved last winter when they were told that...
Flooded River

One More Time! The Troubles with Predicting El Niño

It was so-o-o easy. Scientists would predict an El Niño. Boom—three months later, the El Niño would...
El Nino Globe With Snow

El Niño: A Pack of Predictions

El Niño is coming! It’s going to be HUGE! No, it’s dying! No, it’s coming but it will be weak!...
El Niños (warm episodes)

Salads and Chocolate: The El Niño Effect

With the rising price of salads, it’s harder to eat healthy. Here’s some good news—El Niño is ...
El Nino Globe

Hot, Hot, Hot: The Changing Pacific

The Tropical Pacific is thousands of miles away from the chilly Midwest. Despite the distance, the...
El Niño Winter?

Dreaming of El Niño Winter

I promised several readers last week that I would write about winter. There is nothing like a heat...
Rain Over Ocean

An August El Niño?

Today’s blog will be short and sweet. Do you want cooler temperatures and more rain? It may be ...
Where Tropical Storms Form

El Nino to the Rescue?

For the first time on record, both the Atlantic and the East Pacific have had tropical storms form...