“Other outcomes are always possible, just less likely,” said Jon Gottschalck, chief of the Climate Prediction Center’s operations prediction branch.
Gottschalck called El Niño “the predominant climate factor driving the U.S. winter outlook this year,” but added that its impact has become increasingly unpredictable in recent decades. At times, other, shorter-term weather drivers have counteracted El Niño’s typical impact.
“Other outcomes are always possible, just less likely,” said Jon Gottschalck, chief of the Climate Prediction Center’s operations prediction branch.
Gottschalck called El Niño “the predominant climate factor driving the U.S. winter outlook this year,” but added that its impact has become increasingly unpredictable in recent decades. At times, other, shorter-term weather drivers have counteracted El Niño’s typical impact…..