El Nino has become a popular topic of conversation these days, although it probably never made the news during the 1997-98 event.Paul Douglas, a nationally respected meteorologist and writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper, wrote some interesting comments about this El Nino in today’s edition. Following are a few of them:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says it was the warmest autumn on record for the lower 48 states. It was the second-warmest for the Dakotas and Minnesota. The previous record was set in 1963. This El Nino will surpass the record one of 1997-98. Fishing boats have been seen on some Minnesota lakes this December. Minneapolis might receive a half-inch of rain this weekend, which wo...
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