On 5/24/2015 10:39 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 24 May 2015 17:08:09 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>> Are there many posters here from California? I haven't heard anyone
>> speaking about it. Are you not all very worried?
>
> Of course we're worried, but we're hoping for a wet winter.
>
With this el nino it may happen.

http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/0...ia-this-winter

Climate scientists at the International Research Institute for Climate
and Society (IRI) announced today that El Nino is growing stronger and
could bring much needed snow to California this winter. They are so
confident with their prediction that they are saying that El Nino is
close to 100 percent, with simulations suggesting it could exceed the
historic 1997-1998 season.

However, IRI scientists said global warming has made it difficult to
predict an El Nino event. Last spring, models predicted similar El Niño
drought-busting conditions. California went on to see the driest January
in 40 years last winter.

“The difference is that this year an El Nino is already in place, with
both ocean and atmosphere participating in the coupled climate
phenomenon,” said IRI’s Chief Forecaster Tony Barnston.

If the conditions continue on this trend, then California and most of
the Northern Hemisphere would be in for a very deep winter.