El Niño

Change is in the Air

Published in the EarthSphere Blog

Edge of the Pacific by WM House (©2023 Archean Enterprises, LLC; ArcheanArt)

We have been graced with the pleasurable company of La Niña for the past three years, helping to keep the Pacific NW moister and sparking increased hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean. The fact is, three consecutive years of La Niña conditions is quite unusual. Individual episodes of La Niña and her brother El Niño usually don’t last that long. These…