Two agencies’ survey via land,sea and air will hopefully help improve weather forecasts and models that predict the longer-term impact of climate changeAmerica’s two main climate science agencies are conducting an unprecedented survey via land, sea and air to investigate the current El Niño event and better understand its impact on weather systems that possess brought both parched and soaking conditions to North America.
The project, and which will conclude in March,will deploy resources from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) and Nasa to analyze one of the strongest El Niños on record. El Niño is a periodic phenomenon in which parts of the eastern Pacific warm, causing a ripple effect for weather around the world.
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Source: theguardian.com