The Vancouver Sun reports that several decades of data on El Nino show has no effect on runoffs in British Columbia rivers (Elk River, over 67 years; Similkameen River, over 72 years, and the Capilano, over 66 years) despite greater snowfall on coastal mountains, and reduced snow on interior ranges.--based on an email from Eric Taylor <Eric.Taylor@ec.gc.ca VIA Alan Burger <aburger@uvvm.uvic.ca