El Niño effects, winter temperature and precipitation outlooks, past El Niños, potential impacts, effects in the Caribbean.
Full Title: Causes of the 2013-2014 California Drought: An unfortunate series of weather, ocean-forced variability and/or climate change. Presented at the California Drought Forum May 15-16, 2014.
The current El Niño event is very strong, and is expected to affect weather around the globe, and in Colorado, through next spring. The impacts of El Niño are more complex over Colorado than other parts of the West. Strong El Niño conditions improve the odds for wetter-than-normal conditions in most parts of Colorado, especially in fall and spring. However, strong El Niño conditions also tend to bring dry mid-winters to our North-Central mountains.
Shows past El Niño conditions, effects on snowpack and runoff.
El Nino Impacts and Outlook – Eastern Region, October 2015.
Typical El Niño winter weather pattern, potential impacts, winter temperature and precipitation outlook, past El Niños.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlooks Midwest Region September 2015. Climate, Drought, Impact.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlooks Great Lakes Region September 2015. Climate, Drought, Impact.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlooks Eastern Region September 2015. Climate, Drought, Impacts.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlooks Gulf of Maine Region September 2015. Climate, Drought, Impacts.
El Niño weather pattern, climate outlook, potential impact on California drought, history of past El Niños.