You hear all the talk about weather patterns and el nino and la nina, but, do you really know what those are? El nino is the warming of the equatorial waters in the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean from the International Dateline, eastward to the South American coast. La nina, is the opposite effect. So, what does that mean for our summer weather? USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says el nino will transition to la nina over the summer:
What does that mean? Well, a more intense severe weather season, and we’ve seen that so far. Also, it tends to mean a hotter and drier summer for Kansas. Also, forecasters are predicting a much more active hurricane season, with those storms able to make it to the Mexico and Texas coast more frequently. At this moment, Hurricane Beryl, is barreling toward the Mexico coast, expected to make landfall sometime July 8th.
