The WunderBlog post for 3/25 discusses the likely evolution of the tropical Pacific Ocean from strong El Niño to “whatever comes next”.  Both El Niño and La Niña produce strong climate signals in the Southeast, so farmers are starting to watch this transition carefully to see what is likely to happen later this summer and on into next year.  You can read all the gory details at https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/here-comes-la-niaor-does-it-what-history-models-and-experts-tel.

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