The Forecast Is An Early Warning, Not A Verdict

El Niño begins in the tropical Pacific, a long way from an Alberta field. But its influence doesn’t stay there. By changing ocean temperatures, winds, and the path of the jet stream, El Niño can rearrange seasonal temperature and precipitation patterns across continents.It can’t tell a grower whether a particular quarter will catch a January storm or miss a June rain. But it can change the odds behind the season — and that’s enough to matter when decisions a