Weak El Nino Seen Affecting U.S. This Fall, Winter
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A weak El Nino, the weather anomaly that distorts wind and rainfall patterns worldwide, is expected to develop and affect the United States this fall and winter, U.S. government weather experts said on Thursday.
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A moderate "El Nino" event has taken  hold in the tropical Pacific, threatening to trigger further  weather disruption into the first quarter of 2007, the World  Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
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The La Nina weather anomaly may form  in the equatorial Pacific in the next two to three months,  possibly increasing the risks for more hurricanes later this  year in the Atlantic.
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Much of the western United States was expected to be bitter cold and damp Monday, with snow forecast for the Northwest, Northern Great Basin and Rockies.
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Warming water temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific last month may indicate the start of a new El Nino.
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Sea temperatures in the southeastern Pacific show no sign of bringing extreme "El Nino" weather conditions in the next two months, Peru's Maritime Institute (IMARPE) said on Tuesday.
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El Nino, a weather anomaly which typically wreaks havoc but was a key factor for a mild 2006 hurricane season, will peak this winter and gradually vanish by spring, a U.S. government agency predicted Thursday.
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Temperatures were expected to drop in the West on Friday with snow forecast for many of the higher elevations of the Cascades, Bitterfoot Range and northern Rockies as an intense area of low pressure drops into the region.
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Forecasters warned Tuesday that a La Nina weather pattern &#151; the nasty flip side of El Nino &#151; is brewing, bringing with it the threat of more hurricanes for the Atlantic.
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The forecast this week is for balmy days in the mid-70s and low 80s in both Washington and New York. This could provide, depending on your perspective, either a fitting or discomfiting backdrop to two major international events on the climate.
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A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide.
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Rain, snow and colder temperatures were forecast for parts of the Northwest on Wednesday.
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Makes solid gains in 'seasonally weaker quarter'
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Don't blame El Nino for the deadly storms that have scourged the U.S. West Coast since New Year's Day. The real cause could be an Asian-born weather pattern called the Madden-Julian Oscillation.
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The surprisingly mild 2006 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper on Thursday and forecasters said it was too early to know if El Nino will last long enough to flatten next year's hurricanes too.
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By Robert LaHue, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Dec. 15--Despite rains that hit Yuba-Sutter in the past week, rainfall and snowpacks are below average for this time of year.   But those involved in monitoring water resources note it's still early in the water year.
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A weak El Nino during the next three months will mean cooler and wetter weather in part of the U.S. South and drier conditions in some areas of Indonesia, Africa and Australia, U.S. government weather forecasters said on Thursday.