"Is it possible that the severe weather we have been experiencing in the UK and Ireland, especially in the past week or so, is in any way linked to the ENSO? My suspicions were aroused by the fact that ENSO causes extreme low atmospheric pressure systems to manifest themselves in the North Atlantic. As you may or may not be aware, gale force winds have been plaguing Southern Britain this weekend, and our local meteorologists are drawing comparisons to the October Storm of 1987, which caused widespread damage to property and the environment. I am not convinced, but it is not impossible that the phenomena are linked."----Christopher Fryer <chris@digger.softnet.co.uk>