Are we in El Niño or La Niña? California winter outlook
California’s upcoming winter is forecast to be mild and drier than normal, according to experts, as climate patterns steer the state. A reader reached out to The Bee’s service journalism team asking: Are we in for El Niño or La Niña year?, referring to weather phenomena that occurs in the Pacific Ocean and can affect weather across the globe. … Paul Ullrich, professor of regional and global climate modeling at the University of California, Davis, said we’ve been in a La Niña weather pattern for two years now. This upcoming La Niña winter will be the third consecutive year. The effects of the weather pattern will vary by region, with California seeing less rainfall.
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