Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." He has reported on such topics as space exploration, the human genome and climate change.
RECENT POSTS
- Mars Rover: Stuck in the Mud
- Tranquility Base
- NASA's Ares 1-X Test: The View From Above
- The Yes Men
- The Missing Link -- Not
- Moon Crash Kicked Up Plume After All
- Moon Crash: Where's the Water?
- Green Apple: Firm is Latest to Leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Recovery.gov: Your Tax Dollars at Work
- Climate: Power Companies Quit U.S Chamber of Commerce
MONTHLY ARCHIVES
« Previous | Main | Next »
La Nina: She's Baack....
February 27, 2007 6:12 PM
NOAA passes word, late today, that there are signs of a growing La Nina in the Pacific. 
If you remember your sea-surface temperature phenomena, that's the cold patch that forms along the equator in place of an El Nino, which is a warm patch.
La Ninas have a bunch of different effects, but one to be mindful of, say the oceanographers, is fewer jet streams to prevent Atlantic hurricanes from reaching the U.S. mainland.
But it's February; plenty of time for things to change. More HERE.
February 27, 2007 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (1)
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
I've always considered any long-range weather forecasting to be more of an art than a science, and the subsequent effects of La Nina will probably be unpredictable enough to surprise us all. Many thanks for the interesting background link, Ned!
Posted by: chuck | Feb 28, 2007 8:01:51 AM
Post a comment
