El Niño on the way this summer (70% chance) (1 Viewer)

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http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/forecast.html
Current El Niño status and average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies map:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/index.shtml

ENSO Alert System Status: El Niño Watch
The chance of El Niño is 70% during the Northern Hemisphere summer and reaches 80% during the fall and winter.

If true, perhaps it will be followed by La Niña.

http://feeds.theguardian.com/c/3470...nino0Ecoral0Ereef0Eearth0Eamazons/story01.htm
El Niño would be a disaster for the world's coral reefs
http://feeds.theguardian.com/c/3470...0Esummer0Eus0Eweather0Eforecaster/story01.htm
El Niño 70% likely to arrive in summer, says US weather forecaster
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/5ZMg1CqPjCQ/story01.htm
U.S. weather forecaster sees 70 percent chance of El Nino

This year hurricane season is expected to be weaker
http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/Liv...6094-sea-surface-temperatures-hurricanes.html
what perhaps is connected to El Niño as in many cases in the past ?

Almost current sea surface temperature:
http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MYD28M