ENSO, or the El\u00a0Ni\u00f10 Southern Oscillation, is the term for both halves of the oscillation in the eastern Pacific Ocean known as El Ni\u00f1o (for unusually warm water) and La Ni\u00f1a (unusually cold water). \u00a0Since we are near the peak of a strong El Ni\u00f10 but are expected to decline and perhaps swing to a La Ni\u00f1a next summer, there have been many stories about them in the news.<\/p>\n
EarthSky<\/em> published an article<\/a> describing the appearance of many El Ni\u00f1o impacts across the world in recent weeks. \u00a0NASA used satellites to monitor temperature and precipitation across the globe and the clear impacts of El Ni\u00f1o are being seen in many places.<\/p>\n After the El Ni\u00f1o ends, a swing to La Ni\u00f1a is likely. \u00a0I’ve talked about this before in the blog, and now AgWeb<\/em> has also published an article<\/a> describing some of the likely impacts on agriculture if this happens. \u00a0While the strongest impacts in late summer will be felt north of the Southeast region, we are likely to experience drier than normal conditions except in areas that are affected by tropical storms, which could be more numerous than usual next year.<\/p>\n
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