After seven years of La Nina conditions, the surface temperature of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean has warmed again, signalling the switch to a global El Nino event. Here is what Canadians can expect this El Nino winter.

After seven years of La Nina conditions, the surface temperature of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean has warmed again, signalling the switch to a global El Nino event. Here is what Canadians can expect this El Nino winter.

  • Rocket@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    In the winter I remember you’d have 4 or 5 big snows like that and the snow would stick around for the rest of the season.

    No time since at least 1990 was that ever consistently true. There have been a lot of years since then without much snow. 1998 is famously the year that winter forgot. It may go back even further, but I'm too young to have the appropriate memories.

    It is definitely true that some years are like that, but even 2021 was like that. If you recall, snow-time activities were all the rage that year because we had consistent snow cover throughout the winter and everyone was otherwise stuck at home because of COVID giving reason to get out and enjoy the snow.