La Niña stirs weather extremes

A Pacific chill has fostered the current Mid-Atlantic drought and will pump up Atlantic tropical storms this year.

Further Readings:

Updates on La Niña and the hurricane outlook are available through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

Sources:

James Baker
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
5128 HCHB
Washington, DC 20230-0001

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 1, July 3, 1999, p. 12. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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