NOAA says El Nino has formed and is expected to strengthen
NOAA declared an El Nino has formed in the equatorial Pacific and said forecasters put the chance of a very strong event above 60 percent for the October through January period. Forecasters said the developing El Nino is likely to strengthen this winter and could push global temperatures toward record highs while raising risks of heavy rains and flooding in some regions and drought and wildfires in others. That matters because a very strong El Nino can disrupt agriculture, water supplies and disaster response worldwide and drive economic losses from extreme heat, storms and fires.
It’s official, per NOAA: El Niño is here, and there’s a high probability (63%) for one of the strongest El Niño events since 1950. El Niño leads to a major domino effect of global weather, increasing chances for a snowy winter (‘26-‘27) for southern Colorado in particular. #COwx
Slartibartfast8It feels bad to say it, as I know the impacts will be bad for a whole lot of people, but for people in the western US, the main impact will likely be relief from an extreme drought that has threatened to run the entire Colorado River system dry.
Ahuatzi6As a southern Colorado resident, I say "bring on the snow!"
Rocky Mountain Lady2Hopefully, we'll get that effect farther north also. We really need the moisture! I'm in Evergreen.
