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Qutzupalotl

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7. We could use some of that rain now. SOME. lol

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:01 AM

Aug 2015

Here in Oregon, our trees are turning brown already. Even our evergreens are becoming formergreens. The whole place is a tinderbox. 74 fires in the west, over 600,000 acres burning. Skies are orange and smoky up and down the west coast.

Hopefully, this winter will replenish our snowpack and help alleviate the drought. But '97-98 was crazy with the flooding.

"...Or we could listen to the senator with the snowball." — Sheldon Whitehouse

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Worse than '97-98?! New El Ni�o growing into monster [View all] yuiyoshida Aug 2015 OP

I read that for the East Coast US, this means Siberian Winter Triana Aug 2015 #1

Yes, in the southeast I think that's true. In the northeast, it usually means dry but much colder stevenleser Aug 2015 #2

That will be the third in a row for the Northeast Fearless Aug 2015 #6

Tell me about it. Agschmid Aug 2015 #14

That's hilarious! nt B2G Aug 2015 #23

LOL! WTH. It's Summer and the T is completely F'ed up already. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #35

God hates Yankees Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #25

South usually has average temperatures and wetter than normal during El Nino Ex Lurker Aug 2015 #11

That means you, North Carolina. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #15

Bring it. B2G Aug 2015 #24

Terrific. I can't wait. yardwork Aug 2015 #16

An extreme El Nino affects the Northeast differently starroute Aug 2015 #20

They'd better think of another name for this one. chervilant Aug 2015 #3

Perfect! mountain grammy Aug 2015 #4

El Fubar. n/t sarge43 Aug 2015 #5

Sounds good!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #26

How could I forget... Shandris Aug 2015 #30

We could use some of that rain now. SOME. lol Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #7

We need a hell of a lot of snow this winter, too. LWolf Aug 2015 #10

I was in CA during 97-98. Crazy. Now I'm in WI and I read that it likely means a much warmer winter MillennialDem Aug 2015 #8

i could use a low heating bill winter in wisconsin dembotoz Aug 2015 #22

Anyone in Walker's disaster of a state could MillennialDem Aug 2015 #27

I'm in Iowa and I heard the same thing... CoffeeCat Aug 2015 #34

Geez. That picture really packs a punch. mmonk Aug 2015 #9

I lived in Missouri in 1997. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2015 #12

What's all the fuss? ruffburr Aug 2015 #13

Well, the presents of snowballs... tex-wyo-dem Aug 2015 #19

Don't those melt before they get unwrapped? cui bono Aug 2015 #33

Predictions may be totally fubar. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #17

Hopfully this El Ni�o will not pack the historic punch of the Noachian storms of 1861-62 Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #18

The Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #21

Similar here. In addition to the El Ni�o, there's a warm 'Blob' in the northern pacific that's been suffragette Aug 2015 #28

I remember the last one - I moved to California in '98 for the end of it REP Aug 2015 #29

Holy shit that is bad. blackspade Aug 2015 #31

Brace for continuation of extreme weather events. ellisonz Aug 2015 #32

For Alaska it means another warm winter, Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #36