Extraordinary, climate change-linked heat wave envelops…
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Extraordinary, climate change-linked heat wave envelops the West with mounting consequences
# My Take
I think this is the first of many heat events coming up this spring. We're transitioning to a potential super El Niño , which has often meant hotter summers for Colorado in general. This El Niño may be one of the strongest recorded.
This also means that we may have some super storms later on in the summer that tend to come with monsoons. And if the El Niño persists through the rest of the year, that will lead into a better start to next winter. That is way, way out though.
Between now and May, we're going to be dealing with lower precipitation. One of the symptoms of this is the heat dome that will be present. We will also see higher than average temperatures consistently during that timeframe too, as described in the NOAA Seasonal Outlook.
You can look at technical data here. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf
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# My Take
I think this is the first of many heat events coming up this spring. We're transitioning to a potential super El Niño , which has often meant hotter summers for Colorado in general. This El Niño may be one of the strongest recorded.
This also means that we may have some super storms later on in the summer that tend to come with monsoons. And if the El Niño persists through the rest of the year, that will lead into a better start to next winter. That is way, way out though.
Between now and May, we're going to be dealing with lower precipitation. One of the symptoms of this is the heat dome that will be present. We will also see higher than average temperatures consistently during that timeframe too, as described in the NOAA Seasonal Outlook.
You can look at technical data here. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf
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