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We talk La Nina With Travis Meyer of the News on 6
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 6:24:23 CST
The winter of La Nina is right on top of Oklahoma right now- and there is no indication that it will be moving anytime soon, according to Meteorologist Travis Meyer of the News on 6. La Niña is associated with cooler than normal water temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, unlike El Niño which is associated with warmer than normal water. The weather map here is of 2007- but reflects a classic La Nina and how it impacts the United States.
We visited with Meyer during the Tulsa Farm Show about current weather conditions here in Oklahoma and the rest of the southern Great Plains, which are being impacted substantially by the cooler than normal water temperatures found in the Pacific.
Meyer says this is moving forward as a classic response to La Nina in our region- he expects warmer than normal and drier than normal conditions through the winter months. He adds it will take a significant weather event to break us out of the current pattern and provide a substantial wet weather accordance.
For farmers and ranchers, that could spell trouble with wheat and canola fields planted this fall and now going into dormancy. It could also mean the potential for wildfires on pasture and range land that has forage that could burn left from a fairly good growing season over the past six months or so.
You can hear our full conversation with Travis Meyer by clicking on the LISTEN BAR below. CLick here for more information on La Nina from the National Weather Service and their official La Nina webpage.
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