RIGHT AS RAIN: Earth's climate enters neutral phase - Jefferson City News Tribune
RIGHT AS RAIN: Earth’s climate enters neutral phase
Just a short few months ago, climate experts began noticing a change in the El-Niño Southern Oscillation cycle or ENSO cycle. After more than a year of strong La Niña conditions, Earth's climate has transitioned into a neutral phase.
The ENSO cycle can have huge impacts on weather at a global scale, and predicting which portion of the cycle will be dominant can help climatologists and meteorologists create more accurate long-range weather forecasts. In order to understand how the ENSO cycle impacts weather, it is important to understand what is typically normal for Earth's climatological cycles.
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