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WMO officially calls a La Nina winter

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — A La Nina weather event has officially developed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to continue into 2021, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns around the world, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global declaration of the La Nina event by the United Nations’ agency will be used by governments […] Read more

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La Nina to bring colder, drier winter

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — There’s a La Nina poised to exert influence on the coming North American winter, according to Drew Lerner, senior agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Kansas. A La Nina generates colder-than-normal temperatures, as opposed to the warm temperatures garnered from an El Nino. Both weather phenomenon can be found over the Pacific […] Read more

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La Nina present, 75 per cent chance seen through 2020 winter

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 10, 2020

Reuters — La Nina conditions were present in August, and have a 75 per cent chance of continuing through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2020-21, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Nina pattern is characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. A borderline moderate La Nina event is […] Read more

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U.S. forecaster says La Nina expected to develop in fall 2020

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 9, 2020

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday forecast the development of a La Nina pattern during the August-October season, which is expected to persist through the remainder of 2020. There is about 50-55 per cent chance of La Nina developing during the Northern Hemisphere fall, with a 50 per cent chance it will […] Read more

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El Nino, La Nina patterns not seen prevailing during summer

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 28, 2020

London | Reuters — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific remain neutral, meaning that neither El Niño nor La Niña weather patterns are prevailing, the U.N. World Meteorological Organisation said on Thursday. The El Niño pattern brings a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific every few years, and is […] Read more

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U.S. forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of no spring El Nino, La Nina

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 12, 2020

Reuters — There is about a 65 per cent chance that neutral weather conditions will prevail in the Northern Hemisphere this spring with no El Niño or La Niña, up from 60 per cent last month, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral (ENSO) weather pattern is marked by average […] Read more

Crops, Weather

El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 27, 2018

CNS Canada — The above-normal temperatures Western Canada has generally experienced since the fall weren’t necessarily caused by an El Nino. Rather, to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the phenomenon that’s likely affected the weather was a ‘blob’ that formed off of the coast of British Columbia. “It’s a big warm pocket of ocean water and […] Read more

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U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

By Reuters December 13, 2018

Reuters — There is a 90 per cent chance of the El Nino weather pattern emerging during the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “The official forecast favours the formation of a weak El Nino,” the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in a monthly forecast. […] Read more

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La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

By Reuters February 8, 2018

Reuters — The current La Nina weather cycle is likely to transition into more neutral conditions by spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked with floods and droughts. It is the opposite phase of what is known […] Read more

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U.S. forecaster says La Nina faded, sees El Nino potential

By Reuters February 9, 2017

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday said La Nina has faded and neutral conditions are likely to continue in the coming months, though it noted some chance that the El Nino phenomenon may reappear as early as the Northern Hemisphere spring. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, […] Read more

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WMO officially calls a La Nina winter

La Nina to bring colder, drier winter

La Nina present, 75 per cent chance seen through 2020 winter

U.S. forecaster says La Nina expected to develop in fall 2020

El Nino, La Nina patterns not seen prevailing during summer

U.S. forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of no spring El Nino, La Nina

El Nino likely not responsible for warm, dry conditions

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

U.S. forecaster says La Nina faded, sees El Nino potential

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