NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday projected a 50 percent to 60 percent chance of El Nino conditions during over the next two months, compared with the 65-percent chance it predicted for the Northern Hemisphere winter in December.
The Climate Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, said in a monthly report that the agency remained on El Nino watch, but said it expects a "weak event," should El Nino emerge. That was a slightly reduced forecast from the CPC's outlook last month
El Nino, the warming of Pacific sea-surface temperatures, can trigger drought in some parts of the world and cause flooding in others.
CPC's lower outlook follows a report from Australia's weather bureau this week that showed Pacific Ocean temperatures have eased away from El Nino thresholds.
To read the full CPC report, click here: http://1.usa.gov/1ggMcrL
(Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Bernadette Baum)
Relacionados
- Rajoy, sobre las elecciones en madrid: “no soy yo el que manda candidatos a ningún sitio”
- La Hospedería Fonseca de Salamanca acoge desde mañana la exposición 'Otro yo' del colectivo PantallaGris
- Fabra sobre explicaciones de Castedo en televisión: "Yo lo habría hecho de otra manera pero no quiero hablar del pasado"
- Cristina Pedroche vuelve a ponerse las transparencias: "Nadie me obligó, elegí yo el vestido"
- IU apoya la campaña 'Yo regalo igualdad' lanzada por la Coordinadora de Organizaciones Feministas
