Old Rocks
Diamond Member
Still having above normal temperatures in many parts of the world, yet we are in a moderate to strong La Nina. If the pattern of immediate switchs in ENSO continue, with no neutral periods, we could have one hell of a summer next year.
Climate Prediction Center - Seasonal Outlook
MODERATE-TO-STRONG LA NINA CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SSTS) IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC HAVE DECLINED TO VALUES RANGING FROM 1 TO 2.5 DEGREES C BELOW LONG-TERM AVERAGES. BUOY MEASUREMENTS OF OCEAN TEMPERATURE FROM THE SURFACE TO 600 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A POOL OF SUBSURFACE WATER WHICH IS FROM 1 TO 6 CENTIGRADE DEGREES COOLER THAN LONG TERM AVERAGES, BETWEEN ABOUT THE DATE LINE TO NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA, WITH COLDEST TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ABOUT 50 AND 125 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE, BETWEEN ABOUT 160W AND 110W. THIS FEATURE SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND CONTINUATION OF THIS LA NINA EVENT.
These temperatures are fiction.
GISS : Fighting For #1 | Real Science
Your blog is fiction. You claim to be a scientist, then post sites from unknown bloggers rather than real scientists. The people at NOAA, unlike you, are real scientists.