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DespressoCafe t1_jbp2h25 wrote
That headline is incredibly misleading. I assumed your answer was correct but jesus that scared me for a hot minute
OuidOuigi t1_jbpw1d7 wrote
It's not misleading but not exactly uplifting for other people. We will have more tornados instead.
Injushe t1_jbqtotv wrote
Who's we?
P00PMcBUTTS t1_jbr1t5l wrote
Humanity
moistrain t1_jbpmrom wrote
Californian (former) here. Yeah, it's a yearly thing
JamesTBagg t1_jbqqqxz wrote
Doesn't matter where you're from, no it's not.
moistrain t1_jbr4px0 wrote
>doesn't matter where you're from
hmmm
>Is from a place affected by el niño/niña
Hmmmmmmm
>Didn't give an exact scientific def so there's some chud on my ass
Sussy baka 😳😳😳
JamesTBagg t1_jbr7bwd wrote
A. Doesn't matter because it has global effects. Which you could have learned from the title article, but you didn't read it.
2 . I'm in California too. Just rode home in the rain she let through.
Finally. I'll do the minimal effort and provide you Wikipedia,
>La Niña is a complex weather pattern that occurs every few years, as a result of variations in ocean temperatures in the equatorial band of the Pacific Ocean.
WikiSummarizerBot t1_jbr7dh0 wrote
>La Niña (; Spanish: [la ˈniɲa]) is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is the colder counterpart of El Niño, as part of the broader El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern. The name La Niña originates from Spanish for "the girl", by analogy to El Niño, meaning "the boy". In the past, it was also called an anti-El Niño and El Viejo, meaning "the old man". During a La Niña period, the sea surface temperature across the eastern equatorial part of the central Pacific Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C (5.
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moistrain t1_jbr800h wrote
Bruh ofc I didn't read it I made a tiny comment on Reddit dot com that wasn't perfectly accurate and you're up my asshole making assumptions Abt me lmao
"Minimal effort" like I was ever obligated to give it
Puzzlehead-Engineer t1_jbosu5z wrote
Yeah the worry about this was that it was not going to end. Now that it has, we know the cycle will keep going.
BertaEarlyRiser t1_jbpmjgf wrote
You're welcome. It appears the Canadian carbon tax is helping after all!!
stackofwits t1_jbov249 wrote
La Niña is simply the cold phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This is a great website showing the different phases and their intensities over time.
techhouseliving t1_jbqlah6 wrote
Which means more intense hurricanes which negates the uplifting part of the news?
DankVectorz t1_jbr07zq wrote
No, La Niña worsens Atlantic hurricanes, as in makes them stronger. If it’s gone, Atlantic hurricanes shouldn’t be as strong.
FruitCupLover t1_jbr0nsd wrote
Shouldn't be...but they are lol
Down vote me all you want, but you're only showing your ignorance, folks.
" Although hurricanes occur more often during La Niña episodes, significant tropical weather events have occurred during the neutral phase. For example, the record shattering 2005 hurricane season that included Katrina and Rita occurred during the neutral phase. Hurricane Andrew, the most destructive United States hurricane of record, made landfall along the Gulf coast during a neutral phase of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation in 1992."
DankVectorz t1_jbr15vv wrote
That doesn’t make any sense considering it was still in effect this past hurricane season. In fact, 2022 had below average number of major hurricanes.
Fraun_Pollen t1_jbr2fj1 wrote
If they’re not as strong then that nuke idea should work
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baphosam t1_jbrnjyz wrote
Did you just blow in from stupid town off them La Niña winds?
FruitCupLover t1_jbvmrxy wrote
No, but the weather history backs it. Like, I don't understand why it's so hard for people to grasp that just because La Niña ends so do strong hurricane. The 2005 hurricane season is a great example.
Statertater t1_jbprlop wrote
“Cold phase” feels a bit misleading, there are differences globally and it’s not just the temps of the equatorial waters off of ecuador
stackofwits t1_jbqi052 wrote
“Cold phase” is universally recognized scientific language regarding La Niña and is not misleading. What you are talking about are the teleconnections associated with ENSO.
SOURCES:
I’m an atmospheric scientist and taught a lecture on ENSO on Monday of this week for the tenth time.
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Climate.gov
NOAA
National Geographic
sharksnut t1_jbqiw99 wrote
I'm a neighborhood drunk with last month's newspaper's weather page, and I concur
stackofwits t1_jbqj5cn wrote
LMAOOO
KingofTheTrench t1_jbqqi0d wrote
Hey man, you're THE neighborhood drunk. You got this.
DoTheSnoopyDance t1_jbs6zux wrote
I stayed at a holiday inn express. Concur.
l33tWarrior t1_jbqinpu wrote
Some days I love Reddit. Thank you kind scientist
stackofwits t1_jbqj3r2 wrote
Hey, that’s what I’m here for! Happy to help out!
mountainstosea t1_jbqv1t3 wrote
Living the dream! I wanted to be an atmospheric scientist growing up. Settled into being a GIS Analyst, but sometimes I wonder...
stackofwits t1_jbr0o2a wrote
Hey, I’m a GIS analyst too! It’s a minor part of my work, but there’s definitely some overlap. Why not see if you can worm your way into some atmospheric work?
mountainstosea t1_jbrhr99 wrote
I’d love to. My master’s degree concentration was in climate change, and I focused a good bit on that while I taught GIS labs to undergrads. I’m really terrible at finding job opportunities that fit.
stackofwits t1_jbrmb2y wrote
Hmmm… PM me and I’ll try to brainstorm in the meantime!
Statertater t1_jbqwvmg wrote
Thanks for the info!
stackofwits t1_jbr0x80 wrote
Of course! Feel free to PM me if you wanna discuss it further!
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stackofwits t1_jbrmlxo wrote
I’m gonna be honest with you, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this! However, I’ll poke around on Google a bit and see if I can find something to help answer your question. Thanks for putting me onto something new!
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jerseyknits t1_jbrgui9 wrote
thanks for the resources, I'm a middle school teacher and I'm getting ready to teach this
stackofwits t1_jbrmf8s wrote
Absolutely! My background before starting my doctorate was in applied math and I’d never taken a single atmospheric course before the Fall of 2018. We all have to start somewhere! PM me and I’ll see if I can figure out how to send you my slides on ENSO somehow!
McGarnagl t1_jbrgmp4 wrote
Scientist out here just dunking on this pleb redditor, love it!
cloudsfive t1_jbqw5cd wrote
Get rekt statertater
Statertater t1_jbqwrym wrote
Was this necessary? I like learning too, you know
stackofwits t1_jbr1f1r wrote
And you were actually pretty much right! I wouldn’t have known the word teleconnections or what they are before I started teaching the course I do back in 2018.
cloudsfive t1_jbqx5p6 wrote
I deeply apologise for my antics statertater, I crossed the line and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. However, I do understand if you do not feel ready. 🥺
Statertater t1_jbqy3hm wrote
Get rekt, cloudsfive
cloudsfive t1_jbr8low wrote
I understand that you are mad statertater, but please don’t be like that, you’re better than this. What can I do to show you my remorse?
VG88 t1_jbs6z04 wrote
Dude, chill.
cloudsfive t1_jbulep8 wrote
Touché
AdamsAtwoodOrwell t1_jbq6ybv wrote
It’s the cold phase, because the thermocline is higher. This causes surface water temperatures to drop.
hangryhyax t1_jbow4ws wrote
Now it’s time for…
44198554312318532110 t1_jbp4ec6 wrote
El Niño is of course spanish for
the niño
IntrigueDossier t1_jbpndw9 wrote
“Welcome to El Matador, which is Spanish for.. The Matador.”
0nina t1_jbpp2px wrote
Yes, my evil twin sister. I vanquished her, y’all are welcome!
utopicunicornn t1_jbq338r wrote
Can confirm.
Source: My Spanglish brain
OtterishDreams t1_jbp4h9o wrote
I hear its spanish for the nino
Kevinl1212 t1_jbp9ros wrote
No other tropical storms compare to El Nino. I hope you read this in Chris Farleys tone of voice
MonolithOfTyr t1_jbq7umj wrote
I love how I've watched enough of his stuff that I can hear anything in his voice. RIP, Chris.
zshort7272 t1_jbp6ryd wrote
Classic
roosterjack77 t1_jbqklp8 wrote
I see Chris, I up vote
YumYumKittyloaf t1_jbqv61k wrote
God damn he looks great in that vest. I always loved that skit.
ih8thewrld t1_jboij86 wrote
now the west is flooding and stuff. weeee!
marker8050 t1_jboy3mg wrote
At least it's helped with our years long drought lol
IntrigueDossier t1_jbppxog wrote
The snow should definitely help, but severe drought conditions generally make flooding worse while having little effect on a region’s moisture, due to the fact that dry soil is less absorbent than already-damp soil, so it just tends to run right off like it would on a sidewalk.
HereOnASphere t1_jbpvqk9 wrote
I dug weirs across a horse-damaged hill that had no plant life except a few daisies. I was able to mostly stop erosion and got some grasses growing. I tried for several years to get native western red cedar established, but they never took. I finally planted a grove of Sequoias, which are now getting big. Even when most of the topsoil is gone, keeping the remaining soil damp can promote plant growth and regeneration.
ArtisticFerret t1_jbpyqwj wrote
But it has been raining for the last couple months on and off so I’d imagine some of the soil was damp already
jason2354 t1_jbrkiwe wrote
Soil in most of the West is saturated above average due to a wet summer and fall.
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2geek2bcool t1_jbpfwx9 wrote
And hopefully the rampant wildfires…
RickMantina t1_jbpvesm wrote
Also helped me find all my roof leaks!
Chikitiki67 t1_jbqdwz5 wrote
Until summer comes along hotter than ever and sets us right back where we were.
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megjake t1_jbqqw4b wrote
I grew up in SoCal and my home town in the past 3 years has built a new reservoir, installed bigger storm drain pipes, and cleaned up the existing ones. Idk if it’s state wide but there seemed to be a genuine effort to make storm water management better.
Iz-kan-reddit t1_jbrja4w wrote
>installed bigger storm drain pipes, and cleaned up the existing ones.
That's great for flooding, but SoCal needs to figure out a practical way to retain a lot more of that water instead of dumping it into the ocean.
lax_incense t1_jbrz4ci wrote
Salton Sea 2?
megjake t1_jbt9k7a wrote
Hence the new reservoir. The city basically has artificial lakes in the winter because they have reservoirs spread around. You often see helicopters collecting water from those spots during wildfires.
Iz-kan-reddit t1_jbtb4zp wrote
>Hence the new reservoir.
Which one is that?
megjake t1_jbtd46f wrote
The new one my home town built?
Iz-kan-reddit t1_jbtew95 wrote
I was asking where it was located. I'm curious because it's a tough situation to solve, considering the lack of space in the areas where they're needed.
There's been talk since the 80s about excavating a large part of the Sepulveda Basin, which would be perfect as far as location on the LA River and already having a dam there, but there's a golf course there, so obviously that can't be done.
megjake t1_jbtidtz wrote
Can’t seem to find anything online about its construction but my hometown is Beaumont CA. It wasn’t a big reservoir by any means but it was a good addition to the cities already pretty good flood management. We’d have the occasional mudslide but for the most part during heavy rains despite being in a valley we never had flood damage
brightcoconut097 t1_jbpi23g wrote
I’m loving it (az)
Bam801 t1_jbtdx86 wrote
Same. Only gripe is all the dirt in our rain, I haven’t washed my car in months because I don’t want to just have to do it again.
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NotAPreppie t1_jbolyc0 wrote
If I've learned anything in my 44 trips around the sun it's that everything related to climate and weather is bad.
Give_me_grunion t1_jbou39a wrote
Lol. If everything doesn’t stay exactly the same we are fucked.
NotAPreppie t1_jboyhvl wrote
I think the issue is if the rate of change doesn't slow down, we are fucked.
Like, change is inevitable and big, complicated systems can react to slow changes but fall apart with fast changes.
jetstobrazil t1_jbpemlf wrote
Totally. And once weather become unpredictable, we lose the ability to travel safely over oceans, or even eventually by car, decimating trade, and everyone’s precious economy.
Gonna have to find a good spot to settle in for it.
FreyrPrime t1_jbpp22m wrote
Weather would have to become pretty apocalyptic on a pretty frequent scale to really decimate trade.. I'm not saying we wouldn't see a slow down, or enhanced costs, but a complete collapse of global trade? That feels like a stretch.
Trade routes connecting much of the world have existed for thousands of years, during times when the means to traverse such distances was fraught with peril.
I think our technology is gonna be a pretty enormous mitigating factor too, especially as we continue to creep towards more and more automation.
jetstobrazil t1_jbpwi01 wrote
A big part of the reason weather is predictable now is because of the reliability of the jet stream and Gulf Stream, which are both weakening due to climate change. Once these are sufficiently weakened, predictability of weather patterns critical for travel through air or weather will absolutely be affected enough to all but halt these methods of travel, unless we innovate or begin delivering in subs.
It’s hard to tell how quickly all of this will happen of course and to what degree it will affect us when, but my own personal belief is that with every study seeming to underestimate the effects, it doesn’t seem far enough off to not plan for.
FreyrPrime t1_jbpxj31 wrote
Yeah, the Jet and Gulf streams are serious causes for concerns, and would absolutely play havoc with the world that we know.
I'm just of the opinion that our technology will insulate us against the worst of it. I could easily be wrong, in fact history says I likely will be.
We've experienced collapses in civilization and 'dark ages' because of climate change at least once before, the Bronze Age.
I think our current civilization is both more resilient than ancient cultures, and at the same time much more fragile. Our technology should make it considerably more difficult to experience a significant collapse, but once it starts I think we we would be much worse off than previous civilizations.
Billions would die from stuff we take for granted on a daily basis.
jetstobrazil t1_jbq0g19 wrote
I mean you have a point.it’s now literally impossible to grasp the achievements we will be capable of soon, even with this early success of ai. Sufficiently capable ai could present opportunities once thought impossible and we will be able to build things far beyond our current abilities.
I suppose I’ll wait and see how things shake out
Western-Jury-1203 t1_jbqckey wrote
Our food depends on the weather, so yeah.
Trey_Fevaa t1_jbqsmpn wrote
I think the issue is we fucked regardless when the ocean dies and largely becomes a dead zone
violetbaudelairegt t1_jbp3vrl wrote
from New Orleans here. we are already globally fucked, the only difference is whether or not its hit you yet. We gots to reverse stuff
randall311 t1_jboy8cw wrote
fellow 1978'er?
NotAPreppie t1_jbpaplh wrote
Early 79
kp33ze t1_jbpnvxf wrote
So.. I'm guessing you are like late 30's based on your comment.
NotAPreppie t1_jbptik2 wrote
add half a decade
kp33ze t1_jbptmgx wrote
50, so young
NotAPreppie t1_jbpw9bw wrote
About half way done.
Give or take.
kp33ze t1_jbpwfs6 wrote
Take please. Thanks
ikeosaurus t1_jbomeg2 wrote
It doesn’t dampen the effect of El Niño, it’s the opposite phase of the El Niño/Southern oscillation climate system. Both phases can have bad and good impacts on different parts of the world. This year Utah (where I live) is having a close to record snow, that is probably due in part to La Niña. This is good for us. Interestingly El Niño can do the same thing for us here as well.
PartyOnAlec t1_jbou21u wrote
Do you mean dampen in the sense that it reduces the effects of El Nino, or makes El Nino wetter?
misteryous302 t1_jbov2lc wrote
In the sense where the article says "Dampens the effect" without much ellaboration
PartyOnAlec t1_jbowt93 wrote
Ah I was just enjoying the pun, intentional or otherwise
ermahglerb t1_jboy3jq wrote
You bet it does ;)
_mister_pink_ t1_jbp1jnc wrote
It’s not gone forever. It’s part of a cycle (think it’s about 7 years for it to come around again?)
MetalBawx t1_jbowbw9 wrote
Typically major weather systems failing results in worse weather than anything they'd normally produce.
misteryous302 t1_jboxqa8 wrote
Ah thanks. I was getting some anxiety cause this topic was being talked about it in my school a lot which was triggering me into a bit of stress but knowing my planet is gonna get fucked a wee bit harder soon enough and that every few steps were taking are followed by a big push back...really adds up to that...
...happy times...
OuidOuigi t1_jbpwgto wrote
I know it means more tornados and rain in Oklahoma. Need the rain but I'm not a fan of the mile wide tornados that happen.
mtech101 t1_jbp3r0k wrote
This was our 3rd La Nina in a row which was very odd.
This winter was insanely mild.
Next winter could be a return to normal but it could develop again.
Zigxy t1_jbpv8sc wrote
San Francisco broke cold records in January, not sure what you mean by mild
mtech101 t1_jbpxwas wrote
Majority of the US population is in the east coast which saw record warmth.
DorisCrockford t1_jbqba7y wrote
What do you mean "in the east coast"? In the eastern half of the continent, sure, but not right at the coast.
mtech101 t1_jbqo0af wrote
Sorry I meant basically the center of the country all the way east. I trade Natural gas futures and we base heating demand mostly from the center to the east coast of the USA.
Snoopaloop212 t1_jbpw5sk wrote
Agreed, it's been the coldest winter we've had in the East Bay for a while. Snow on the mountains across San Pablo Bay that I've never seen before.
Stalinbaum t1_jbqam5x wrote
Yeah you guys took the Eastern cold from us. First year in Ohio where the winter was pretty fuckin warm
CybermanFord t1_jbqmsq2 wrote
That's San Francisco. It's not the center of the universe.
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one_salty_cookie t1_jbqgla1 wrote
Colder than average in Arizona for 6 out of the last 7 months. A chilly cool season, no doubt in much of the western US.
Not_a-bot-i_swear t1_jbqp1ty wrote
Meanwhile mammoth has gotten 58 feet of snow. It’s been nuts in the west coast
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redditwitfries t1_jboz1dp wrote
I AM EL NIÑO! ALL OTHER TROPICAL STORMS MUST BOW BEFORE EL NIÑO! YO SOY EL NIÑO!
OuidOuigi t1_jbpwori wrote
Paper towels for my bung hole!
Zeal391 t1_jbolifi wrote
As someone that lives in south Florida… we’ve dodged a lot of hurricanes these past couple years. I’m perfectly with dodging some more.
I don’t think you people realize how terrible it is to not have air conditioning in the summer in south Florida. It’s so hot and humid. The air is literally wet
darkbro66 t1_jbonq7g wrote
Don't worry, it's going to get way way worse over the next couple decades!
the_JerrBear t1_jbop38q wrote
consider yourself fortunate that the AC is your main problem
Zeal391 t1_jbot990 wrote
You right b
the_JerrBear t1_jbotdax wrote
❤️
dewpacs t1_jbp82ru wrote
It's not. Guy lives in south Florida. Whether they know it or not, AC is least of their problems
the_JerrBear t1_jbpcat0 wrote
yeah, i used to live in south florida too. fact is there's people who have already been hit worse than just their AC - something to remember when saying things like "so and so that i've never met doesn't understand how tough i got it"
FreyrPrime t1_jbppic8 wrote
Ian was the worst storm I've seen in my 40 years.. I've never evacuated for any of them, but I definitely turned to my wife as the storm surge was rolling down my street and said "we probably should've gone to my sisters..."
apathetic_revolution t1_jboui68 wrote
We do realize that. It's one of the reasons we don't live in Florida.
Zeal391 t1_jboukoi wrote
Lucky
dcnblues t1_jbpb54z wrote
People really need to get familiar with wet bulb temperature. Scroll down to wet bulb temperature and human health:
ACorania t1_jbowu8e wrote
That's why we don't choose to live in a place as beautiful as south Florida. I love visiting... normally in December when the weather is like a hot summer day from what I am used to. But you couldn't pay me enough to live there.
Zeal391 t1_jboxipa wrote
I didn’t choose to live here lol…
But I will be moving away once I finish my undergraduate
dramignophyte t1_jboqud1 wrote
Did hurricane Ian not count?
Zeal391 t1_jbothfm wrote
Believe it or not we felt nothing. It was a typical rainy day
dramignophyte t1_jbov35x wrote
My house got leveled to the foundation.
synthetic_aesthetic t1_jbp2ic1 wrote
F
FreyrPrime t1_jbpppqg wrote
Fort Myers or Sannibel? I'm in Fort Myers, just south of downtown, and we had storm surge coming down our street, but luckily no water in the house.
Ian was the worst storm I've seen in my 40 years in FL.
I'm really sorry for you loss.
dramignophyte t1_jbpuuk6 wrote
Fort myers beach itself. I was at my dads inland a bit and we still almost died when the water rose until a foot from entering the attic with us all in there.
Hopefully you're doing well! Im thriving I think. We will fond out if my new buisness is solvent in a couple of months lol.
FreyrPrime t1_jbpviog wrote
Fort Myers Beach! That's intense. I'm glad you and yours are doing well, because I've never seen anything like Fort Myers Beach after Ian.
As a kid I remember driving through Homestead after Andrew, and I don't remember the kind of devastation I saw on the beach.
dramignophyte t1_jbq0zu1 wrote
Yeah, the beach got extra special screwed. To the point people are genuinely unaware how bad it was for the most part. They know things were bad in a lot of Florida, but the beach was on a whole other level. I sold the ice cream from the hot dog cart on the beach walking along the water. Who knows if that will ever be a thing again. My boss was at the shop and had to knock the tiles out of the ceiling and stick his head in the rafters to no drown. He stood in water up to his chin for 6 hours. He said hes working on getting things going again. I didn't wait to hold my breath. I moved back to Michigan to become a lapidary, I cut gemstones, or as I like to say: I'm a professional stoner now.
FreyrPrime t1_jbpp7nc wrote
Dodged.. Ian didn't feel like a dodge from Fort Myers, FL!
TheSlartey t1_jbp47sz wrote
How do you "dodge" a hurricane with a large land mass?
Edit: lol downvoting because people would rather keep being incorrect than change their vocabulary. Sad.
Dodge: To avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
Zeal391 t1_jbp4dwt wrote
Its a figure of speech..................................
You must be fun at parties.
TheSlartey t1_jbq6cfq wrote
You must be fun to try to listen to on a daily basis lol
Zeal391 t1_jbq6qhe wrote
Ok
Iz-kan-reddit t1_jbriwzb wrote
My ex-girlfriend wound up stabbing her new boyfriend two weeks after they got together.
Damn, you really dodged a bullet there.
Popular usage dictates definitions.
justwondering117 t1_jbrqjzd wrote
Actually he used it correctly. Usage dictates language, not some arbitrary rule you claim is "right". We all understood him, and you did too. Don't be a pendant.
FreyrPrime t1_jbpq7cw wrote
A close call is probably more accurate. I live on the gulf side and Cuba acts like an enormous shield normally. Most Hurricane's gut themselves on Cuba's mountains and fail to regain enough strength to really be a threat to my area of the gulf coast.
However, occasionally they linger in the gulf for a crazy amount of time and then slam into my neck of the woods, like Ian did.
Honestly, Ian wouldn't have been awful had it not been moving so slow. 6-8 hours of sustained category 4+ winds is what did it (if you didn't get storm surged). My house didn't start taking wind damage till well after the 4 hour mark.
minimumoverkill t1_jbqrbdc wrote
Last time Australia had a very hot and dry summer, the whole country caught fire (summer of 2019/2020).
We’ve now had three very wet summers in a row, probably great for plant & tree re growth.
So a very hot very summer next year could get a little problematic.
I personally love hot and dry weather though. So there’s that!
Sacktimus_Prime t1_jbr1mzp wrote
Yeah mate. The countryside was already burning up at Hill End, west of Sydney, the other day. Water makes the plants grow but when the water dries up so do the plants. Now we've got kindling fuckin everywhere and we've got a hot dry Summer in store..
HerniatedHernia t1_jbrcsjq wrote
I much preferred the cooler and wetter summers personally.
Ripper33AU t1_jbs50jg wrote
Yeah, I'm used to dry heat, I was not a fan of the humidity here in Melbourne, probably because I'm not used to it, but I do worry about a super dry Summer and bushfires. But yeah, goodbye hot and humid, lol.
violetbaudelairegt t1_jbp3zpw wrote
A big old smile at this news over here on the Louisiana gulf lol
chucksef t1_jbpn6iw wrote
I've always said they should move the gulf states
Rigelmeister t1_jbpejod wrote
Isn't La Nina what makes winters in Europe cold though? If so, I am terrified. My country can't afford having winters with no snow. Hell this year we barely had any rain let alone snow.
bird_equals_word t1_jbqckos wrote
It's definitely what makes it rain in Australia. All our dams are full now. Here's hoping we can make it through the next decade of drought.
420BigDawg_ t1_jbprp5o wrote
Yea but El Niño might give us 3 years of 1.4+ degree global average. La Niña was cooling us and the last 3 years we’re STILL in the top 10 warmest years on record
LongDickPeter t1_jbp5b75 wrote
Sorry for being lazy I've been hearing about la Nina for over 20 years . Wtf is it actually.
redyellowblue5031 t1_jbp72ns wrote
It’s one side (the cooler side) of the natural cycle of ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation). Basically sea surface temperatures in the central/eastern tropical parts of the pacific swing back and forth from warmer to cooler than average.
This has impacts on large scale weather patterns by impacting things like the available moisture for storms, winds, etc..
Whether we are in La Niña, neutral, or El Niño doesn’t give precise weather forecasts. It just gives a signal to say certain types of events have a higher likelihood of happening.
You can read a little more here.
Wiggie49 t1_jbp619u wrote
It’s a global climate pattern, the opposition to El Nino events. This video explains it ok https://youtu.be/wVlfyhs64IY
shkl t1_jbp67ut wrote
But an El Nino brings drought for us and it looks it'll have an even bigger impact next year.
Time_Mage_Prime t1_jbpbnda wrote
So if El Niño, should we expect very hot couple summers ahead? If global temperature trends have already been increasing, and that increase has been stymied by La Niña (see the article's "escalator" analogy), then a warming El Niño in the midst of no-longer-mitigated-by-La-Niña global warming could mean a sudden spike in temps. No?
KarateKid72 t1_jbqhvnc wrote
That has been the topic of discussion among climate scientists and that is the fear.
Shot-Spirit-672 t1_jbpmpaq wrote
That is an absolutely idiotic way to phrase that
Bugaloon t1_jbq7tlz wrote
Rip back to unbearable heat and constant bushfires.
Chinchillan t1_jbqbevf wrote
La Niña happened this year? I live in California and with all the rain I kinda assumed it didn’t happen this year
jamesyishere t1_jbpc2c8 wrote
Thank god. Bitchass La Nìña taking our snow
Diesel_1110 t1_jbrolc3 wrote
Deey tuuk awwr snow?
panserjohan t1_jbqco5j wrote
It has been god-awfull here in norway. Colder than usuall. -17 in march is pushing it.
XuX24 t1_jbrb3mx wrote
Depending were you live El niño could mean record heat waves so I don't know if this is uplifting or not. Back around 2016 it was really hot were I live with el niño so I'm not really looking forward to more hot weather.
Gonzodaddy2588 t1_jborqnj wrote
Yeah, we can tell. Shiiiieet!
Downtown_Tadpole_817 t1_jborxp7 wrote
You don't say?
BeastlyDesires t1_jbp9bf5 wrote
Finally... fire season is back boys and girls!
user-name-1985 t1_jbpqk4o wrote
Now we’re in for this: https://youtu.be/H0-pHnykC9s
Scary-Camera-9311 t1_jbpvh30 wrote
Great! No more bad weather ever again!
Batgod629 t1_jbqk85g wrote
By the sound of things El Nino mighr be better than La Nina as a whole regardless of where you live for the most part
Gabcard t1_jbr6wyj wrote
A Damm, now the heat is gonna be insufferable over here.
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stephen250 t1_jbpajyr wrote
5% chance of coming back...
jetstobrazil t1_jbpev8q wrote
Cautious calling any news good news on this precipice
Rootdown4594 t1_jbqre50 wrote
La Nina gave me the mildest winter of my lifetime. It was in the 50s and 60s all through Jan and Feb in Massachusetts. I was able to enjoy the outside all winter long without freezing shit weather and no bullshit snow. It was fucking great.
arnmac t1_jbqwlwr wrote
That mean hurricane in Houston this year and a hurricane season like none before. Batten down the hatches.
hammyhamm t1_jbr5whw wrote
La Niña is gon3 is aus… will be El Niño soon.
ultramatt1 t1_jbr73e1 wrote
But it makes for dank pow days!
Derpin357 t1_jbrgwwb wrote
Yeah, tbh, we needed some water, here in Cali, but we didn't need a fucking flooding...
KiloJools t1_jbrkraw wrote
The phrasing of the headline is a smidge weird. I was like, whaddayamean, gone? Oh, it just ended for now, that's all. I don't know why "gone" hits so weird, but it does.
Didn't we expect La Niña to end about now? I'd read forecasts last year projecting this.
It sure would be truly uplifting news if we could remain neutral and El Niño decided not to show up.
sassygerman33 t1_jbrued6 wrote
So El Nino ia comming back?
cgernaat119 t1_jbs06u6 wrote
La Niña usually means it will be dry where I live. As a farmer and rancher this is good news for me. We could use some good rain this spring.
InevitableSignUp t1_jbstm80 wrote
So for the past two years or so, southern US (AR) has had unbelievably cold Februarys. This year was more mild and super enjoyable.
Does that means we’re going to see a more rain-heavy summer? The last two have been pretty dry save for a few really heavy days of rain at the start.
And what part of the El Niño/La Niña cycle(s) affect the earlier months of the year? I’ve heard of both, but only usually as we go into the summer months.
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Juhbellz t1_jboher7 wrote
Yeah this sounds like we've thrown off some climatological balance. But what do I know, I just eat fruit
needsexyboots t1_jboodxq wrote
It’s a natural cycle, it’s supposed to end. I definitely agree that we’ve thrown off climatological balance but La Niña ending is expected and normal
Juhbellz t1_jboozh2 wrote
Ok cool, return to fruit 🍌
Cronenberg_Rick t1_jborbq5 wrote
Em_Adespoton t1_jbohu3b wrote
Maybe not for long?
FindTheRemnant t1_jbqe3vd wrote
Western droughts? https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/california-rain-totals/
Hurricanes?
"2022 was a fairly average hurricane season with an average number of named storms, a slightly above-average number of hurricanes, a slightly below-average number of major hurricanes (category 3 or higher on the 5-level Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale), and a near-normal accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Kenja_Time t1_jbosmau wrote
It appears several commenters are missing the point. I'm not downplaying human impact but we didn't kill La Nina with climate change; it's cyclical. La Nina ending is natural. In fact, it seemed the last La Nina hung around for longer than it typically does. Australia was expecting another La Nina season so they also get a bit of a reprieve.