Friday Top of the Scroll: Third year of La Niña could deepen California drought
Climate scientists with the National Weather Service delivered disappointing news Thursday for anyone hoping for drought relief this fall or early winter. According to the weather service’s Climate Prediction Center, there’s a 62% to 66% chance that La Niña conditions will prevail in the Northern hemisphere until at least the end of 2022, marking the third straight year of the weather pattern. La Niña conditions, measured by surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, typically mean that there will be drier conditions in California, especially in the southern part of the state, though no one knows for certain.
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