Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change
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Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change

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Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change Enlarge this image toggle caption Jay Janner/AP Jay Janner/AP The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier. A strong El Nino heavily moderates and changes the storm tracks of what America is likely to face from December to February, with an added warming boost from climate change and record hot oceans, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this month in releasing their winter outlook. The forecast warmth will likely turn some storms that would have dumped snow into rain in the nation's northern tier, but there's also "some hope for snow lovers," with one or two possible whopping Nor'easters for the East Coast, said Jon Gottschalk, operations branch chief of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Normally the South gets not just wetter but cooler during an El Nino, but Gottschalk said the warmer ocean temperatures and record hot summer temperatures led forecasters to ditch a cooler outlook.

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