Winter 2023-24 was the warmest on record in central Iowa, thanks in part to a strong El Nino. El Nino is one phase of the El ...
High Desert rain this week comes just in time for spring bloom season. Here are the top places to photograph spring ...
ALL FIVE OF THESE YEARS FINISHED WITH BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION, BUT THOSE FIVE YEARS A MIX OF THE EL NINO, LA NINA PATTERN ... pauses are a normal part of winter for this region.
Named ‘the little boy’ by fishermen who noticed the pattern around Christmastime, we feel El Niño’s greatest effects during the winter months. A typical El Niño sets up a winter pattern ...
Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at [email protected]. Those easterly winds out of the Columbia River Gorge can either ...
It all bucked what climate experts expected this winter. But we're already reverting ... in the Pacific Ocean — the flip side of El Niño, which is warmer-than-usual water in the same region.
Last winter was a wet one, but it wasn't enough to end a three-decade drought. While climate patterns like La Niña and El Niño can provide temporary relief, the rain and snow haven't moved past ...