As we roll into Memorial Day weekend, sweet corn farmers are usually seeing a high demand for their delicious crops as people fire up their grills and prepare for picnics and holiday gatherings. However, this year the demand from northern parts of the US has been lower than usual due…
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The latest La Nina outlook was released by NOAA today. It shows that La Nina is remaining strong and is now the most likely state of ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) to continue through the summer and into the fall. This means that if this forecast is good, we are…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. It shows considerable uncertainty in whether the La Nina will go away and conditions will return to neutral or if La Nina will continue, with variation between different computer models. The overall outlook is for a slight edge towards the continuation of La…
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The latest La Nina discussion in NOAA’s Climate blog came out today, and it shows that surprisingly, La Nina strengthened in February instead of weakening as expected. The latest forecasts for La Nina now indicate that it is likely to last into summer 2022. In addition, the predictions indicate that…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. It shows that the current La Nina is expected to last through spring and should transition to neutral conditions this summer. Their latest forecast differs somewhat from last month’s in that they have lowered the chances of going into an El Nino later…
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I’ve been so busy that I missed the latest La Niña outlook that was released last week. Not surprisingly, it shows we are nearly at the peak of the current La Niña and that we are expected to move back towards neutral conditions over the next few months, although perhaps…
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The global surface temperature for 2021 was the sixth highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. In a separate analysis of global temperature data, also released today, NASA has 2021 tying with 2018 as the sixth-warmest year on record. December’s global surface temperature tied with 2016…
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