Xbox Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Interesting article I found on Facebook. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/el-nino-will-warm-canada-this-year-expert-predicts-1.1788586 A wave of warm El Nino weather is expected to sweep across Canada later this year, meaning a milder winter for much of the country. It could also mean more severe weather conditions across the continent. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States has identified an unusually warm pocket of water in the Pacific Ocean that could trigger a surge of warm temperatures across North America. RELATED STORIES El Nino may bring relief to weather-weary United States Forecasters expect El Nino in 2014: 'This could be a substantial event' World records fourth hottest year on record in 2013: NOAA PHOTOS Meteorologist Jay Anderson appears on Canada AM from CTV studios in Winnipeg, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. When it takes effect, the El Nino phenomenon can divert jet streams, change precipitation patterns, and alter wind flow. El Ninos are also believed to suppress hurricanes. Meteorologist Jay Anderson said El Nino in 2014 has the potential to be more severe than 1997, when it triggered a number of weather disasters across the continent. “It’s really a major injection of energy and moisture into the atmosphere and has all these wide-ranging effects,” Anderson told CTV’s Canada AM Wednesday. In 1997, El Nino was blamed for causing more than $33 billion in damage, and leading to the deaths of more than 23,000 people. The January, 1998 ice storm that hit parts of Ontario and Quebec, for example, has been linked to El Nino. Anderson said El Nino could have a “massive impact” this year, once the warm water rises to the surface of the Pacific. Canadians can expect the El Nino to bring warmer weather and heavy snowfall to Western Canada in October, Anderson said. That warmth will spread east through the winter season before fading away next April. “In the meantime, we should enjoy some pretty nice temperatures,” Anderson said. “For those of us in Canada, most of what happens with a good El Nino is pretty positive.” Countries at southern latitudes tend to suffer more negative impacts from an El Nino, Anderson said. He believes the chances of an El Nino occurring are between 50 and 80 per cent. Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/el-nino-will-warm-canada-this-year-expert-predicts-1.1788586#ixzz2zpTem2Ak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 They already have winter figure out for next year? Its not even Summer yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 "Canadians can expect the El Nino to bring warmer weather and heavy snowfall to Western Canada in October, Anderson said."huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Us on the west coast are also supposed to have a much warmer than usual summer. it's gonna be a great summer for outdoor activities in the west. it's also gonna be much worse for tornadoes and hurricanes in the midwest and carribean/east coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 They already have winter figure out for next year? Its not even Summer yet.. Right now the weather network says Rain in Langley, yet it's sunny with only a few clouds in the sky. If they can't predict the next 10 min I'm not holding my breath for predicting 8 months from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 "Canadians can expect the El Nino to bring warmer weather and heavy snowfall to Western Canada in October, Anderson said." huh? clearly he's talking about the mountains... in the lower mainland it's going to be heavy rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 "Canadians can expect the El Nino to bring warmer weather and heavy snowfall to Western Canada in October, Anderson said." huh? Yeah that's pretty odd but the warm weather would melt the snow. Not sure how anyone can predict something like this but if true, it'd be nice to not freeze this Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yeah that's pretty odd but the warm weather would melt the snow. Not sure how anyone can predict something like this but if true, it'd be nice to not freeze this Winter. It wasn't even freezing this winter I was wondering where all the snowy weather was as well. It snowed for about five minutes then disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 It wasn't even freezing this winter I was wondering where all the snowy weather was as well. It snowed for about five minutes then disappeared. East coast it was really cold this year and we had a lot of Snow! So consider yourself lucky then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It wasn't even freezing this winter Yeah those 4 degree winter days...brrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 East coast it was really cold this year and we had a lot of Snow! So consider yourself lucky then Ah, east coast. I was super jealous of all the snow there was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yeah those 4 degree winter days...brrrrr we had -20 and that was without windchill. Trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yeah those 4 degree winter days...brrrrr Yeah man, every time I went outside I was like, what is this crap. Winter, my ass, it's shorts and t shirt weather. I love winter but it wasn't even close to feeling like winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yeah man, every time I went outside I was like, what is this crap. Winter, my ass, it's shorts and t shirt weather. I love winter but it wasn't even close to feeling like winter In fairness - 10 in Alberta feels about the same without the dampness but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yeah man, every time I went outside I was like, what is this crap. Winter, my ass, it's shorts and t shirt weather. I love winter but it wasn't even close to feeling like winter Damn looks like we both get the crappy end of that deal. I hate Winter and snow. Would of loved that type of weather. We had something like that the previous Winter, which is probably why the last one felt so cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Interesting article I found on Facebook. ... Well, there's your problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsflash Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 "Canadians can expect the El Nino to bring warmer weather and heavy snowfall to Western Canada in October, Anderson said." huh? Increasing temperatures tend to increase precipitation. I don't know the exact specifics behind it, but it's something to do with humidity/evaporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Way to show your awesomeness at science everyone.They can predict El Nino by measuring ocean temperatures.Obviously they can't say what's going to happen on each day but you can get an idea of what the general trend is.If you are familiar with the winters where you get pineapple express after pineapple express of hot rain coming in from Hawaii and melting all the snow on the ski hills, well, that's that what we are going to have this year.All that warm water cools down by the time it makes it out east, hence all the snow.------------------------------------------------But to fit in....You guys have short memories, it definitely snowed this winter, I remember shoveling it. But for the most part it was about as dry and nice as one could possible hope for. Spring so far has been pretty reluctant though it has the occasional warm day between low pressure systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Of course, while you can't ski, when it's not raining, it tends to be sunny and warm, like during the Olympics.So it's not all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This past winter was the warmest I can ever remember here in Northern BC .. trending? .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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