la nina vs. el nino

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which is better for Florida

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la nina vs. el nino

#1 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:56 pm

what are the characteristics of the 2?
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#2 Postby Hybridstorm_November2001 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:35 pm

El Nino tends to be better. Take 1997 for example:


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#3 Postby wxmann_91 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:38 pm

No doubt El Nino. Less storms at weaker intensity.
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#4 Postby AussieMark » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:12 pm

1997 was a very strong el nino.
it was the strongest in like a century

here were the monthly anomalities with that event

May '97': +0.9°C
Jun '97': +1.4°C
Jul '97': +1.7°C
Aug '97': +2.0°C
Sep '97': +2.3°C
Oct '97': +2.4°C
Nov '97': +2.5°C
Dec '97': +2.5°C
Jan '98': +2.4°C
Feb '98': +2.0°C
Mar '98': +1.4°C
Apr '98': +1.1°C
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#5 Postby Brent » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:18 pm

El Nino typically means a slow season... so obviously that's good for any landmass.
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#6 Postby f5 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:29 pm

el nino means more shear
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#7 Postby AussieMark » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:36 pm

also means that Eastern Pacific and Central pacific gets more activity
remember Pauline in 1997 killed over 300 people when Acapulco on Mexicos south coast was inundated with torrential rains

altho bad hurricanes have hit in ATlantic during El Nino years

Andrew in 1992
Betsy in 1965
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#8 Postby skysummit » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:42 pm

f5 wrote:el nino means more shear


Actually...

El Nino's direct translation is "too hot beast of burden" but that doesn't flow, so it is usually translated as "warm little mule". :lol:
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#9 Postby Weatherfreak000 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:46 pm

Despite the fact that El Nino means fewer storms here there is no end to the general frequency of the storms in the world which usually leads to about 80 something storms. So while we don't get it we can rest assured knowing some other country is getting screwed over.


But hey, we need a break here...
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#10 Postby WindRunner » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:13 pm

skysummit wrote:
f5 wrote:el nino means more shear


Actually...

El Nino's direct translation is "too hot beast of burden" but that doesn't flow, so it is usually translated as "warm little mule". :lol:


:?: El Nino means "the boy" . . . .
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#11 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:30 pm

I believe "El Nino" was a reference to the Christ child as it was around Christmas that they named/discovered it--something like that. I don't believe there ever was a La Nina per se until the PC mentality that demanded male and female hurricanes also transcended to this event. I think before they called it the La Nina, it was called an "anti-El Nino" event... perhaps someone with more meteorology background can clear that up for me; but I truly never heard of "La Nina" until the last decade or so.

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#12 Postby f5 » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:06 pm

whats the meterological spanish word for peace?
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#13 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:32 pm

f5 wrote:whats the meterological spanish word for peace?


Hace Paz! ???

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#14 Postby southerngale » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:47 pm

Isn't El Nino better for everyone?
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#15 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:05 pm

That's the impression I originally had; but I make no claim to expertise on how these phenomena affect our hurricane seasons.

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#16 Postby P.K. » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:07 pm

southerngale wrote:Isn't El Nino better for everyone?


It leads to droughts in Australia so no.
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#17 Postby southerngale » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:18 pm

P.K. wrote:
southerngale wrote:Isn't El Nino better for everyone?


It leads to droughts in Australia so no.


Ok, thanks. I assumed he meant as far as hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, so that was how my question was intended.
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