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Southern twisters: Don't blame La Niña

Meteorologists say that record extreme weather this winter cannot be directly linked with La Niña.

References:

Information on La Niña is available at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Web site at http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina.html.

Sources:

Ed O'Lenic
NOAA Climate Prediction Center
5200 Auth Road
604 WWBG
Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304

Joseph T. Schaefer
NOAA/National Weather Service
Storm Prediction Center
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069-8480

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 68. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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