El Nino to the rescue: Is relief for drought-stricken California on its way?

Over the years, El Nino has provided relief to drought-stricken areas in the U.S. The current weather forecast predicts hotter and drier weathers will be felt in the eastern part of the world, concerning Australia, Asia and the majority of the Pacific while wetter weather can be observed in the west, including America. It could greatly aid places suffering in drought, but massive damages may also occur to the agricultural industry.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) warned that El Nino could last up to nine months, leaving the United States and even South America with wetter weather and hotter, drier temperatures to countries near the pacific, like Australia and Southeast Asia.

This massive weather phenomenon is predicted to last through winter at about 90 percent and stay at the Northern Hemisphere at 80 percent. U.S. government weather forecaster CPC added this could be the answer to the drought crisis in California.

CPC explained that the stronger effects of El Nino could be felt during the late fall and winter, while weak in the summer at an earlier point. This phenomena happens as wind pushes the waters to the east to become weaker, making the temperature hotter to the point of scorching weather. As the winds get weaker and the ocean gets warmer, El Nino grows, which can have devastating consequences for agriculture.

Heavy rainfall and greater chances of flooding are predicted to happen in U.S. and South America, while people in Asia, the Pacific and even the east of Africa may experience scorching heat at the same time.

Energy operations at the Gulf of Mexico are also going to be disrupted, as the busy hurricane schedule could shift from June to November. This may also relieve the scorched Africa and India with greater precipitations.

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