El Nino is back. Probable reason for weak Atlantic hurricane season.

[Dr.Phool]

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- El Nino, an extreme warming of equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that wreaks havoc with world weather conditions, has formed and will last into 2007, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.

El Nino has already helped make the Atlantic hurricane season milder than expected, said a NOAA forecaster.

"The weak El Nino is helping to explain why the hurricane season is less than we expected. El Ninos tend to suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic," said Gerry Bell, a hurricane forecaster for NOAA.

The NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said the El Nino probably will spur warmer-than-average temperatures this winter over western and central Canada and the western and northern United States.

It said El Nino also will cause wetter-than-average conditions in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Florida, and spark dry conditions in the Ohio valley, the Pacific Northwest and most U.S. islands in the tropical Pacific.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/09/13/weather.nino.reut/index.html

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. Every time I hear El Nino I am reminded by this...

"I am El Nino. Yo soy El Nino. For those of you who don't habla espanol, El Nino is Spanish for: The Nino".

I realize it has nothing to do with your post but that term always makes me giggle...unfortunately that weather pattern causes a lot of trouble in South America

[Howardx]

2. "I am El Nino

haha man! classic bit!

[rinsd]

3. There was El Nino in 1998 and its was the 2nd deadliest season ever

And that was considered to be a strong El Nino.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Atlantic_hurricane_season

""The weak El Nino is helping to explain why the hurricane season is less than we expected. El Ninos tend to suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic," said Gerry Bell, a hurricane forecaster for NOAA."

I realize its weather prediction but could someone help me on the appearnce of conflicting data?

[Cleita]

4. Actually it refers to the Christ child, el Nino or the baby since

it becomes full blown usually around Christmas.