> I'm hoping for a cold, rainy, el nino. What are you hoping for this winter?

I'm hoping for a cold, rainy, el nino. What are you hoping for this winter?

Posted at: 2015-03-12 
Hey, I'm in Calif.

We're bone dry.

Cold and rain would be good.

What would help the economy where you are?

you may be disappointed

Yeah, I'm with you hoping for a wet winter. That hope is more than just this year. There have been hypotheses that the blocking pattern that caused this drought -- the most intense drought in the history of the state -- was caused by ocean currents or solar activity. A rainy year would be evidence that indeed it was a temporary natural cause. The other hypothesis in the research literature is that the blocking pattern is related to the slowing of the jet stream which is caused by the loss of Arctic ice which is caused by global warming which is permanent. There is a lot of evidence that global warming will lead to significantly less rain -- permanently -- in California and the Southwest. A few years of heavy and/or normal rain would ease those fears of a permanent change having already arrived.

Don't know how much it will help but theres a chance this Christmas child may be twins!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/...

Rare back to back El Ninos might finally get rid of the "hiatus"- "pause" - "no trend" ( or whatever the IPCC is officially calling it this week) thats made life so embarrassing for you devout warmniks the past 18 years.

But considering the dismal past prediction performance record of your sides leading scientists, I wouldnt start dancing in the streets just yet if I were you.

We really need rain bad this season at far North Queensland, Australia. I am hoping that the frogs start croaking, or I hear thunder that persists for a little bit for rain to pour down? And make the grass green again!

I'm in Chicago, we've had more than plenty cold rain and snow 3:

Our past summer wasn't even hot

I observed fruits fell on the ground and it is a sign that extra cold wind will arrive.

Im from baile na scrine a bit of sun might be a nice change...why in the world did this get a thumbs down??

I am in Texas, and I want RAIN, RAIN, RAIN! Our reservoirs are less than 1/3 full and there are water use restrictions in place.

A nice mild winter would be lovely.

A decent bonus, Some decent weed, a kinky new girl maybe . . . oh, some snow would be cool

Fluffy snow.

Hey, I'm in Calif.

We're bone dry.

Cold and rain would be good.

What would help the economy where you are?