SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- An El Nino will develop late this year, improving chances Southern California will pull out of a deep drought, a team of scientists is forecasting.
In a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers said they've developed a computer model that enables them to make such a prediction about one year in advance, rather than the 5 to 6 months that is common for spotting an El Nino, a natural periodic climate change that can strengthen Pacific storms.