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ReutersLa Nina may form, but timing and strength uncertainThu Apr 5, 2007 10:30AM EDT
By Rene Pastor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A La Nina weather anomaly may be forming in the equatorial
Pacific, but a fog of unpredictability enshrouds when it may strike and how strong
it might be, according to the Climate Prediction Center of the U.S. National Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration.
In its monthly update issued Thursday, the center said "atmospheric and oceanic
conditions are consistent with a trend towards a Pacific cold (La Nina) episode."
The formation of La Nina could lead to more storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane
season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, forecasters say.
-snip-However, the latest computer models "indicate considerable uncertainty as to when
La Nina might develop and how strong it might be," according to the CPC.
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