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Saturday 24 October 2015

El Niño



Most people probably know what El Niño is, but for those who don't this Met Office video is a good, straightforward presentation. It also covers La Niña. If it is as strong as predicted the it may well be blamed for many natural disasters, sometimes truthfully, sometimes not.

5 comments:

Sam Vega said...

It's clear, but I don't get why the trade winds should be disrupted in the first place. If the system across the Pacific tends towards self-perpetuation, what mucks it up?

A K Haart said...

Sam - that bit is more complex which makes El Niño events difficult to predict in the medium to long term. Various circulation patterns change as if the whole system is reaching a state of instability.

Scrobs. said...

Naaah, we're only 'told' there is instability!

Why bother listening to these people? Their income thrives on bollocks, and they know it!

Me? I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk....

(That's Genesis; 'Selling England by the pound', but you almost certainly know that...)

Demetrius said...

What I want to know is where I put my umbrella.

A K Haart said...

Michael - their income certainly does thrive on bollocks, it's a growth industry.

Demetrius - it's with your gloves.