The Fickle El Niño of 2014

[antiquie]

Prospects have been fading for an El Niño event in 2014, but now there's a glimmer of hope for a very modest comeback.


The image shows Kelvin waves of high sea level (red/yellow) crossing the Pacific Ocean at the equator. The waves can be related to El Niño events. Green indicates normal sea level, and blue/purple areas are lower than normal. Data are from the NASA/European Jason-2 satellite, collected Sept. 13-22, 2014. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[Journeyman]

1. Weather guessers. All our knowledge & technology, and we're still little better than diviners . . .

I hope they're wrong. I hope we have massive rainstorms and blinding, wet-snow blizzards all winter long.

[Cleita]

2. I was looking forward to it and so are the trees and critters

who are dying of thirst.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Modest or otherwise, I'll take it! n/t

[antiquie]

4. Me, too!

[pinto]

5. Thaks for the update. Much of the west coast would welcome El Niño rain this year.

[zappaman]

6. Fingers crossed!

We need this badly.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

7. Here's something

that may bring some good fortune our way. But if not, a feast for the eyes.

[antiquie]

8. Sigh.