El Nino is definitely on its way

This article was in one of my newsfeeds a few days ago. Just an FYI. Lots of pop up ads as you read the article.
SF

www.usatoday.com

'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?

A Pacific El Niño is setting daily warm water records. Scientists say the world is in uncharted waters, and they aren't sure what will happen next.
www.usatoday.com
 
Over the 28 or so years we have chased albacore off the California and Oregon Coast, I have never really been able to reliably connect close in warm tuna water on the West Coast with the ENSO.

This is more for the tuna heads but I thought it was interesting - a post from another site by Jan Null:

There has been recent media attention to warm water species of marine life being caught along the California and to a lesser extent, the Oregon coast, and being attributed to the developing El Niño which is in the eastern tropical Pacific about 2500 miles away. The much warmer than normal water in the Eastern Pacific predated the development of El Niño and was actually in place at the end of last winter's La Niña.


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RRSmith said:
Over the 28 or so years we have chased albacore off the California and Oregon Coast, I have never really been able to reliably connect close in warm tuna water on the West Coast with the ENSO.

This is more for the tuna heads but I thought it was interesting - a post from another site by Jan Null:

There has been recent media attention to warm water species of marine life being caught along the California and to a lesser extent, the Oregon coast, and being attributed to the developing El Niño which is in the eastern tropical Pacific about 2500 miles away. The much warmer than normal water in the Eastern Pacific predated the development of El Niño and was actually in place at the end of last winter's La Niña.


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In my experience, which is limited, "exotics" off the Oregon Coast seem to just be random events, and El Nino years don't seem to produce any more than others. Seems like each year has its prominent exotic species: Some years (like last year), it's lots of marlin. Year before that was yellowtail, year before that was dorado. Haven't heard of anything yet this year, but I'm sure we'll see something soon.
 
Evan B said:
In my experience, which is limited, "exotics" off the Oregon Coast seem to just be random events, and El Nino years don't seem to produce any more than others. Seems like each year has its prominent exotic species: Some years (like last year), it's lots of marlin. Year before that was yellowtail, year before that was dorado. Haven't heard of anything yet this year, but I'm sure we'll see something soon.
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Yellowtail have been caught off WA and BC per reports!
 
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Great timing from the White House on repealing federal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Makes sense after wildfires galore, El-nino, record heat/drought, etc. Now lets encourage more Data Centers with their own diesel, carbon, spewers and we grow closer and closer to Venus 2.
 
Well looks like Cali, utah, colorado should have greater than 100% snowpak. I'm gearing up for a fantastic season spending lots of time on the bike for cardio and getting new tires for my truck.
 
Flymph said:
Great timing from the White House on repealing federal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Makes sense after wildfires galore, El-nino, record heat/drought, etc. Now lets encourage more Data Centers with their own diesel, carbon, spewers and we grow closer and closer to Venus 2.
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Signed into law by the same clown who today said AI fears are a hoax, while 'nothing to see here' remain the party line
 
JudyM said:
Just hoping that no mudslides and flooding will happen. Texas is still sweltering at 100* +.
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There will be if people don't prepare. I think the biggest idiots share the roads with me in California. It is going to be a winter of despair for many people with their head in the sand. Super EN looked to be setting up early 2026 and has been in the news almost daily. Everyone in cali knows it is here from news and feeling unseasonably hot and humid weather. Still they will have the surprise look on their faces when winter comes.
 
SurfnFish said:
The most significant driver in weather, however, is heat load which = energy.
To put that into perspective a one degree centigrade increase in the planets oceans = 1,000 x the total annual energy output of the entire human population.
Projected temp rise of our oceans by end of century? Three degrees centigrade.
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1000x and 3 degrees? Does that imply the rise isn't man made? I thought it was our heat making the ocean temps increase?
 
The amount of thermal energy captured by a molecule of CO2 in the atmosphere vastly exceeds the amount of energy released by burning fossil fuels to produce that CO2.
 
Why a 1-Degree Ocean Rise is So Massive
    • Enormous Water Mass: The global oceans cover 70% of the planet and contain roughly \(1.4 \times 10^{21}\) kilograms of water.
    • High Heat Capacity: Water requires over 1,000 times more energy to warm up than air does.
    • The Energy Math: Raising the entire global ocean's temperature by just 1°C requires about 5.6 septillion joules (\(5.58 \times 10^{24}\) J) of heat energy.
    • Human Comparison: Total global energy consumption by humanity is roughly \(6 \times 10^{20}\) joules per year. Raising the ocean temperature by 1°C takes an amount of energy equal to more than 9,000 years of total human energy use. [1, 2]
 
Meh.. Science and facts
That stuff is for suckers and losers

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This is a good website addressing the causes of climate change.

science.nasa.gov

Causes - NASA Science

Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to the human expansion of the "greenhouse effect"1 — warming that results
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Note specifically the section that begins with “human activity…“
 
"Global surveys show a majority of young people are heavily worried about climate change, feeling that older generations have prioritized their short-term comfort over the future of their children, and view parental denial as a personal disregard for their future safety and well-being."

Accelerating climate change, the gutting of EPA Clean Water and Air regulations, our tax dollars propping up coal mining/power companies operating at a loss...and from those marching in step...'nothing to see here'
 
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