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[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Many songs has been stoled.

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

For those of us in the US west, strong summer rains are predicted to continue. El Nino is at its greatest strength since 1997 and expected to stay that way through 2016. Mother Nature is gonna keep dropping the Pacific on our heads for a while.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Less risk of forest fires then.

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

Maybe. There'll be more lightning too.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Well, yes - but with a lot of rain, fewer of the lightning strikes will cause a fire that actually spreads. I would think a thunderstorm following a drought is more likely to cause a fire than a thunderstorm following a period of rainy weather.

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

15 years in Colorado has taught to expect the state will be on fire in the summer, whatever the odds.

 

[Perun]

More starving fishermen in Chile, then.

 

[Black Wizard]

The implications of El Nino are almost global:

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

It does affect all continents, but it seems most of Africa and Eurasia is unaffected, so "almost global" seems a bit exaggerated?

 

[Black Wizard]

As far as I know the effects of El Nino on Europe are not well understood or just haven't been studied much. I'm not an expert, on the phenomenon but it's the biggest source of internal (non-anthropogenic) climate variability. Any time I see it mentioned in a paper I want to throw the paper away. I'm a bit bored of it.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Guys, could we have a bit more gutter talk in this thread & less about global weather systems?

 

[Black Wizard]

No.

 

[Travis The Dragon]

First one of the year!

 

[LooseCannon]

Guys, could we have a bit more gutter talk in this thread & less about global weather systems?

I happen to know that @Black Wizard gets quite excited about weather talk.

 

[Travis The Dragon]

Well, it's now a severe storm warning for us. Our biggest concern is lightning knocking out electricity. I wonder if it will "strike twice".

 

[Travis The Dragon]

Well, the storm weakened before it hit us so all is good here.

 

[Travis The Dragon]

Guys, could we have a bit more gutter talk in this thread & less about global weather systems?

Crank this up and let us enjoy our weather talk.

 

[Night Prowler]

First summer night I wasn't able to fall asleep. Oh well. Yesterday I slept until 16:00 so it evens out

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

May the Boychild (i.e. El Niño) bless southern England with clear skies the coming weekend.

 

[national acrobat]

Where are you heading to, Wingman? An air show?