8 JUNE 1998. WORLD: LA NINA (CONFERENCE)
The National Center for Atmospheric Research will host
the first summit on "La Niña" or "El Viejo", El Nino's inverse,
on July 15-17 Past Nina's were blamed for the 1988 Midwest drought, stronger
hurricanes in the Atlantic, and much colder upwelling conditions off Peru.
There have been three Ninas versus seven Ninos in the past 20 years (The
Pacific Ocean actually spends little time being average, instead it tends
to switch over the years between El Nino warm conditions and La Nina cool
conditions. Interest now centers on what the cool phase has in store for
the world.-Ed.).
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1997 El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO 97-98)