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Originally Posted by yournamehere
Oh, and yes, BG - this is an El Nino winter. That's why the desert Southwest is enjoying a warm, wet winter. Conversely, 2009 was one of our driest and hottest years. We got only 4" of rain in 2009 (we average 8.4"); so far in just 10 weeks of 2010 we've had 6". I even have mushrooms growing in my back yard. Not exactly desert-like. But that doesn't mean it's time to start planting rice farms.
El Nino is a perfect example of the influence of ocean currents (or their disruption) on our weather patterns
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Yeah, California and the SW stole all our rain
This has been a really bad winter here in Oregon--and by bad, I mean it has been entirely too sunny with not enough rain. Our snowpack in the Cascades is incredibly low, and they are already talking about how difficult that is going to make things water-wise come summer. I am not looking forward to it. Spring is 2+ weeks ahead of schedule here, all thanks to El Nino.
