El Niño sees an increase in ocean temperature, this can cause extreme weather conditions (from potential droughts on [name part of otago strongly effected] lowlands to intense rainfall and flooding [name part of otago strongly effected] mountainous areas).
La Niña sees an increase in ocean temperature, this can cause extreme weather conditions (from potential droughts on [name part of otago strongly effected] lowlands to intense rainfall and flooding [name part of otago strongly effected] mountainous areas).
Why do you declare them so early?
ORC works with people all over Otago who are strongly effected by weather events. While dry summers and wet winters are a normal part of the weather cycle, the extreme weather events that can be cause by El Niño and La Niña conditions require long term planning.
For farmers this may look like arranging additional feed or planning for water restrictions.
For those in emergency management this may including being ...
Other areas effected include hydropower management...
While stronger El Niño or La Niña conditions are indicators of an increased likelihood of a weather event, they are only indicators to be aware of, not a certainty. For holidaymakers changing plans based around weather predictions this can be frustrating when the weather event didn't happen as suggested, for those who need to manage long term feed/water for stock the advance warning is an essential part of planning.
https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/seasonal-climate-outlook
Our seasonal climate outlooks provide air temperature, rainfall, soil moisture and river flow predictions for the coming season.
https://shelterbox.org.nz/disasters-explained/el-nino/
The ENSO is a change in the temperatures and weather in the Pacific Ocean around the equator. It is split into three different phases – a neutral state, La Niña (a cooling state), and El Niño (a warming state). Of the three, it is El Niño that tends to make the headlines for the amount of disruption it can cause.
