02-03-2017 02:50 via alaskapublic.org

Ask a Climatologist: Models hint at El Niño resurgence

(Graphic courtesy of NOAA)The weather phenomenon El Niño may be on its way back. That’s after a weak La Niña system faded out a few months ago. Climatologist Brian Brettschneider said computer models are hinting at El Niño returning in the second half of this year.
“The models right now are predicting a 50 percent chance of an El Niño by this fall,” Brettschneider said.
But that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal, he says, but it’s
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