Team finds new way to identify which El Nino events will have biggest impact on U.S. winter weather
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Weather forecasters have long known that El Niño events can throw seasonal climate patterns off kilter, particularly during winter months. Now, new research from NOAA and the University of Washington suggests that a different way to detect El Niño could help forecasters predict the unusual weather it causes.