Experts predict California will see extremely rare La Niña event
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its U.S. winter weather outlook that La Niña will make an appearance December through February for the third year in a row. It’s not unusual to see two consecutive winters marked by La Niña, but what U.S. forecasters are calling a ”triple dip” is uncommon. Going back some 70 years, this has occurred only two other times. … A big twist in this year’s forecast is that NOAA predicts La Niña will transition to what’s called ENSO neutral as early as February. In ENSO neutral, the equatorial waters are at average temperatures. A similar pattern occurred in 2016-17, when winter started dry but had a wet ending.
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