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A Guide To El Niño Science, History and Prediction

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | Sacramento, CA
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We’ve all heard the predictions of the infamous El Niño rescuing California from the stranglehold of drought this year. But how accurate are those predictions? To answer that question we’ve turned to National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Michelle Mead and California Department of Water Resources Climatologist Mike Anderson. They recently produced a YouTube video explaining the science and history of El Niño. Mead and Anderson are hoping the information will help people understand what El Niño is, and how it may or may not help defeat the drought.  

The links below are examples of recent media coverage around El Niño: 

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  • The Telegraph: 'Godzilla El Nino' will bring chaos including floods and wildfires to the world
  • The Daily Beast: Scientists Fear 'Godzilla El Niño'
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    El Niño And California’s Historic Drought

    Thursday, September 3, 2015
    There were no changes in the intensity of drought in California over the past week and El Niño is not expected to end the state's historic drought.
  • Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

    El Niño Likely No Help For Northern California's Reservoirs

    Wednesday, August 26, 2015
    The ocean water condition called El Niño isn't expected to do much for northern California's dwindling reservoirs.
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    El Niño Won't End California Drought, State Says

    Thursday, August 13, 2015
    State and federal forecasters say California’s drought is likely to stretch into a fifth straight year, even if a soggy El Niño arrives this winter.
  • EL Niño And Blob Interaction Could Affect Drought In California

    Tuesday, August 11, 2015
    A strengthening El Niño and a patch of warm ocean water called “the blob” could bring some relief from the drought in California. Scientists say they also may not.
  • Ed Joyce / Capital Public Radio

    California Drought: El Niño Won’t End Dry Times In California

    Wednesday, May 27, 2015
    NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center and meteorologists in other countries show that strong-to-moderate El Niño conditions are present in the tropical Pacific. But it won't end the drought in California.
  • Forecasters Say Chances Are El Niño Won't End California's Drought

    Thursday, September 4, 2014
    Forecasters say the chances are diminishing that El Niño will bring rain to California.

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