This figure shows the ocean surface temperature anomaly (difference from normal) during ENSO neutral conditions in January 2015 (left) and El Niño conditions in November 2015 (right). Notice how much warmer than usual the eastern Equatorial Pacific is during an El Niño event. NASA
By Murray Sherriffs
A super El Niño is developing and will impact Quebec and Canada in June.
Environment Canada says it will drive unusual and extreme weather patterns across the globe.
El Niño is a climate phenomenon where surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become significantly warmer than normal and disrupts atmospheric circulation, setting off a chain reaction that can alter weather worldwide.
Quebec will be impacted, despite the reality the Pacific is a bit away and will be influenced by Atlantic circulation patterns that can bring extreme weather but it’s too early to determine how summer rainfall will be affected.
