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Is La Niña Starting?

The latest weekly ENSO report from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has three consecutive weeks of La Niña threshold temperatures in region 3.4 of the Pacific Ocean. The La Niña threshold is a temperature anomaly of -.5 degrees Celsius or cooler for three...

Is La Niña Right Around the Corner?

The Climate Prediction Center weekly ENSO update came out today and it has some interesting information. El Niño weakened earlier in 2016 with equatorial Pacific waters cooling. Over the last 6 weeks, the equatorial waters are cool enough for ENSO neutral conditions....

Festivals, Large or Small, Need a Weather Plan

So far this summer, weather has impacted two large events, both in Europe. The Rock am Ring three-day outdoor concert in Mendig, Germany ended early because of 82 injuries, 15 seriously, from lightning strikes according to the Sydney Morning Herald. That...

Severe Weather Planning for Local Waukesha Church

“After a heavy thunderstorm hit during a Sunday morning church service, setting off rare winter tornado warnings in surrounding communities, we realized we had no idea how we would keep members of our congregation safe if we ever needed to take cover. With a sanctuary...