Another La Nina appears on track for 2022-23, which may continue drought on Central and South Coasts
It’s a sound we haven’t heard very often during the last few month. It’s the sound of rain. One of the nation’s leading climatologists says those sounds could continue to be infrequent, with key indicators showing that we could be in for a third straight year of drought. “This is the third year in a row that La Nina has hung in there,” said Dr. Bill Patzert. “It keeps the jet stream farther north. The southern tier of the United States tends to be drier, and the northern tier tends to be stormier.” He said it’s too late in the year for an El Nino to develop, which could mean above average rainfall.