Products, Vendors, CAD Files, Spec Sheets and More...
Sign up for LAWeekly newsletter
The National Weather Service is reporting that El Nino conditions are likely to affect North America this winter, bringing increased rain and potential for erosion to Southern California, the Southwest and the Gulf States. For landscape professionals, the forecast means it?EUR??,,????'???s time to batten down the hatches in terms of erosion control. On the upside, the boost in precipitation means that drought conditions in the southern portions of the country may be mitigated. The Pacific Northwest is likely to see drier-than-normal conditions, however. On Sept. 13, scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center reported that Pacific Ocean temperatures had increased remarkably during a two-week period. “Currently, weak El Ni?????o conditions exist, but there is a potential for this event to strengthen into a moderate event by winter,” said Vernon Kousky, NOAA’s lead El Ni?????o forecaster. Some impacts from the developing El Ni?????o are already evident in the pattern of tropical precipitation. During the last 30 days, drier-than-average conditions have been observed across all of Indonesia, Malaysia and most of the Philippines. Also, the development of weak El Ni?????o conditions helps explain why this Atlantic hurricane season has been less active than was previously expected. El Ni?????o typically acts to suppress hurricane activity by increasing the vertical wind shear over the Caribbean Sea region. Typical El Ni?????o effects are likely to develop over North America during the upcoming winter season. Those include warmer-than-average temperatures over western and central Canada, and over the western and northern United States. Wetter-than-average conditions are likely over portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Florida, while drier-than-average conditions can be expected in the Ohio Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The term El Ni?????o refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate phenomenon linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (between approximately the date line and 120 degrees west). El Ni?????o represents the warm phase of the El Ni?????o/Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, cycle, and is sometimes referred to as a Pacific warm episode. El Ni?????o originally referred to an annual warming of sea surface temperatures along the west coast of tropical South America. Source: NOAA
The National Weather Service is reporting that El Nino conditions are likely to affect North America this winter, bringing increased rain and potential for erosion to Southern California, the Southwest and the Gulf States.
For landscape professionals, the forecast means it?EUR??,,????'???s time to batten down the hatches in terms of erosion control. On the upside, the boost in precipitation means that drought conditions in the southern portions of the country may be mitigated. The Pacific Northwest is likely to see drier-than-normal conditions, however.
On Sept. 13, scientists at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center reported that Pacific Ocean temperatures had increased remarkably during a two-week period.
“Currently, weak El Ni?????o conditions exist, but there is a potential for this event to strengthen into a moderate event by winter,” said Vernon Kousky, NOAA’s lead El Ni?????o forecaster.
Some impacts from the developing El Ni?????o are already evident in the pattern of tropical precipitation. During the last 30 days, drier-than-average conditions have been observed across all of Indonesia, Malaysia and most of the Philippines.
Also, the development of weak El Ni?????o conditions helps explain why this Atlantic hurricane season has been less active than was previously expected. El Ni?????o typically acts to suppress hurricane activity by increasing the vertical wind shear over the Caribbean Sea region.
Typical El Ni?????o effects are likely to develop over North America during the upcoming winter season. Those include warmer-than-average temperatures over western and central Canada, and over the western and northern United States. Wetter-than-average conditions are likely over portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Florida, while drier-than-average conditions can be expected in the Ohio Valley and the Pacific Northwest.
The term El Ni?????o refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate phenomenon linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (between approximately the date line and 120 degrees west). El Ni?????o represents the warm phase of the El Ni?????o/Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, cycle, and is sometimes referred to as a Pacific warm episode. El Ni?????o originally referred to an annual warming of sea surface temperatures along the west coast of tropical South America.
Source: NOAA
Raleigh, North Carolina
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
Sign up to receive Landscape Architect and Specifier News Magazine, LA Weekly and More...
Invalid Verification Code
Please enter the Verification Code below
You are now subcribed to LASN. You can also search and download CAD files and spec sheets from LADetails.