Burning Man or Drowning Man? — Record Rainfalls in Nevada Turn Desert Festival into Mud Pit Around 70,000 people are currently trapped at the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert, NV. The remote desert area in northwest Nevada was hit with three months’ worth of rain in the 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday, September 1 and 2. The unprecedented heavy rainfalls turned the arid, dry desert sand into a clay-like mud, rendering vehicles of […] Julia Schneemann | September 3, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Season Comes to an Early End at Mt. Baw Baw, Australia Mt Baw Baw Resort, Australia, announced on Friday, August 25, 2023, that the resort will close early after unseasonably warm conditions. The lift operator Alpine Resorts Victoria announced that the official snow season at Mt Baw Baw will be declared closed on Sunday September 3, 2023. Mt Baw Baw is located only two and a half hours east of Melbourne and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA ENSO August 2023 Update: Greater Than 95% Chance of El Niño This Winter – But What Does That Mean? It’s that time again! And by “that time,” I mean the El Niño forecast update, of course. The chance that El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (aka “ENSO”) climate pattern—will continue through the winter is greater than 95%, so let’s sharpen our pencils and get into the details of what that means for upcoming seasons. Related: […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 10, 2023 0 Comments
July 2023 ENSO Update: 90% Chance El Niño Continues Through Winter This article originally appeared on climate.gov The chance that our young El Niño will continue through the winter is greater than 90%. Why are forecasters so confident? What are the chances of a strong El Niño? And what effect does El Niño have on global climate patterns? We have a lot to talk about today, so let’s get to it! […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 13, 2023 1 Comment
NASA: El Niño Returns After three consecutive years of La Niña, spring 2023 saw the return of El Niño—a natural climate phenomenon characterized by the presence of warmer than normal sea surface temperatures (and higher sea levels) in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. El Niño is associated with the weakening of easterly trade winds and the movement of warm water from the […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 21, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA: El Niño Has Arrived – Could Lead to New Temperature Records Expected to be moderate-to-strong by late fall/early winter The expected El Niño has emerged, according to scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. In the monthly outlook released today, forecasters issued an El Niño Advisory, noting that El Niño conditions are present and are expected to gradually strengthen into the winter. Related: Australian Bureau […] Weather SnowBrains | June 9, 2023 0 Comments
Australian Bureau of Meteorology Activates El Niño Alert The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (‘BOM’) has shifted its ENSO Outlook to El Niño alert, indicating a 70% chance of El Niño forming this year. This equates to roughly three times the normal chance of an El Niño forming. Central and Eastern Pacific sea surface temperatures (‘SSTs’) have warmed to El Niño thresholds. All models surveyed by the Bureau forecast […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA May 2023 ENSO Update: El Niño Knocking on the Door The tropical Pacific sure knows how to get out of a rut! Just two months after declaring the demise of an almost interminable La Niña, above-average surface temperatures have reclaimed the tropical Pacific, and temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific are expected to continue to rise. Consequently, an El Niño Watch remains in place, with El Niño conditions likely to develop within the next […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 12, 2023 0 Comments
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