Scientists Are Shocked These Cyclones Missed Hawaii
A new National Weather Service map shows just how lucky Hawaii has been with all those storms churning out there.
Hawaii is a small target in the massive Pacific Ocean, but scientists are nevertheless impressed that the islands escaped聽听耻苍蝉肠补迟丑别诲.
To illustrate just how lucky the Aloha State has been, the , which combines the infrared imagery of 15 tropical cyclones in the Central North Pacific Basin this year.
“Any island can be hit,” the聽聽posted on Facebook, “we have just been very lucky this year. In the words of our Science and Operations Officer, Robert Ballard, ”
A is reportedly responsible for .聽El Ni帽o — a weather phenomenon that happens when sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are warmer than usual — can , including floods in the Americas, droughts in Asia and Australia, disrupted fishing, and disease outbreaks.
California, for example, is preparing for a thanks to the weather pattern, while from the drought conditions.
According to the Los Angeles Times, El Ni帽o’s effects are so far-reaching that聽“some researchers argue it in much of the Third World.”
And this year’s El Ni帽o hasn’t peaked yet. The phenomenom “will ,” according to the World Meteorological Organization, and may persist until spring.
Which means that while some impacts — like Hawaii’s many, many near-misses — are already evident, we’ve yet to see the full effects of this El Ni帽o.
Brace yourselves.
