El Nino and La Nina

• 2015’s most costly (and deadly?) disaster: Indonesian agricultural fires

  Pam Knox

  October 14, 2015

  

  Dr. Jeff Masters’ blog in WeatherUnderground this week discusses what may be the most costly disaster on Earth this year, but one that has escaped notice in most of the United States.  Here is what he has to say: “Earth’s most expensive weather-related disaster of 2015–and the most expensive disaster in Indonesia’s history–is underway in…

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• Expect more rainy days this winter with El Niño

  Pam Knox

  October 9, 2015

  

  The latest NOAA ENSO blog shows some statistics on how El Niño affects the number of rainy days in winter.  From previous discussion on this blog, we know that many parts of the Southeast get more rain than normal in El Niño winters, but this shows that the number of rainy days also increases, as…

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