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A Look at La Niña
Global climate phenomenon expected to continue for several more months, casting uncertainty on what winter will bring to New Jersey
If you follow meteorology news closely, you might have noticed the headlines this week about La Niña, the Pacific Ocean cooling phenomenon that can have a major impact on weather around the globe. The system was probably to blame for the disastrous winter storms we saw in Jersey this time last year, and it's back: experts say La Niña has restrengthened and will likely stick around through the spring. What it is: Like its more well-known brother El Niño, La Niña is an oceanic current phenomenon that occurs in the equatorial Pacific. While El Niño is characterized by warming sea surface temperatures, La Niña brings a drop in water temperatures, which can have far-reaching effects on weather around the world. In general, the effects of La …
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1:56 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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