Warm El Niño Water Meets a North Pacific Already Disrupted By The Blob
Scientists still aren't sure what to make of what's happened in the Pacific Ocean this year.
Category: El Niño
Explore what this Pacific Ocean phenomenon means — and doesn’t — for the Bay Area and Northern California.
‘Unprecedented’ Toxin Spread That Delayed Crab Season Shines Light on Mysterious Algae
Marine ecologists have long been alarmed at the potentially dangerous summertime growth of the single-celled algae Pseudo-nitzschia -- but there are still significant blind spots in our knowledge and research funding has been scarce.
El Niño Update: It’s Going to Rain (Almost Certainly, Probably)
The forecaster mood and message is upbeat these days, with less hedging and more agreement that, yes, this El Niño winter could be a wet one.
Why’s It Called El Niño, and How Did Scientists Figure Out What It Is?
The explanation for El Niño has been revealed only slowly, piece by piece over a century, as dedicated researchers in far-flung locations searched for explanations for the droughts and deluges they witnessed.
Today in El Niño Advice: Don’t Worry About The Blob
The Pacific Ocean is the hottest we've ever seen it. What that means -- or doesn't -- for the coming El Niño.
El Niño’s Here. What Does That Actually Mean?
Two strong historical El Nino wet winters nurture hope for relief from our current drought. But there are several good reasons to hedge about the coming winter.
The Fish We Never Knew
The Galapagos damselfish exists only in the specimens collection at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, the victim of an unusually strong El Nino. Thoughts on the fish, and its lessons in a changing world.
With Rain Comes Life, and Death
After three years of drought, the forecast for a wet El Nino winter this year is welcome news indeed. Unless you're an oak or tanoak tree. Researchers fear a wet year could mean an epidemic spread of sudden oak death (SOD). But a new preventive treatment and easy precautions could help contain the disease.
