El Niño

[John A]

I discovered this article this morning, and found it interesting, as it detailed how related events can influance world-wide weather patterns.
I wonder if computer modeling of weather forcasting has included these events.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35600197/ns/us_news-environment/

[sneuman]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Why must it be either-or?

It's an especially bad El Nino because of an unusually warm Pacific. Go figure on what might cause that:

Behind The Weather: Strongest El Nino In A Decade : NPR