El Nino La Nina cycles fade as normal weather returns
No El Niño or La Niña holds sway now after 1997 98 extremes. NASA oceanographer Patzert notes long range forecasts remain uncertain though researchers can link El Niño and La Niña to shifts in winds sea temperatures and storm tracks. The Pacific’s feverish spell helped shape winters hurricanes and jet stream paths for years.
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Americas
Asia
Pacific
William C Paizert
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Gaig
Patzert
United States
California
Atlantic
Weather Watch Says Forecasts Inexact Amid Global Climate Variability
Government long term forecasts retreat to climatology with even odds for below, above, or average temperatures across North America. Precipitation outlook is less certain. Tim P Barnett of Scripps notes San Diego winter could swing from very wet to very dry with all outcomes equally likely. The atmospheric system remains chaotic making forecasts inherently difficult.
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Asia
North America
Tim P. Barnett
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Diego
Barnett
Sky Watch map guides autumn stellar views at 10 30 p m
Joe Rae notes the southern autumn sky features Grus the Crane and Pisces Austrinus with Fomalhaut as the bright star. The map and star positions are accurate for 10 30 p m Sunday October 8 and updated by October 14. Kate O Connor edits NY Times News Service.
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Wewers
Pisers Austrinus
Domahiaut
Fomalhaut
Esa Dench
Altair
Joe Rae
Hayden Planetarum
Sibley Guide to Birds Brings New Field Beautifully Rendered Guide
David Allen Sibley creates an encyclopedic North American bird guide published in October. The book features multiple illustrations per species from above and below, includes juvenile and female plumages, and reflects Sibley’s decades of field observation and artwork. Birding scholars like Pete Dunne hail it as the high water mark, with a personal, solo-authored approach distinct from prior field guides.
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Peterson
North America
David Allen Sibley
David
Pete Dunne
New Jersey Audubon Society
Cape May
Unian
Sibbey
United States
Noble Stroctor
Southern Connecticut State University
Encyclopedia of
Audubon Society
Laing
Perfect Flights Show Geese Flying in V Formation
A misty Anchorage morning scene shows geese rising from Chester Creek and forming a V as they glide toward winter. Biologist Karen Laing notes energy savings and social signaling, while scientists cite wind resistance and coordinated takeoffs as explanations for the V formation.
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Alaska
Chester Creek
Loluaibu J. Juu Ube
Oregon
Karen Laing
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nature
Laing
Heware
Canada
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