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NASA Sees Repeating La Niña Hitting its Peak
Description: La Niña episodes change global weather patterns and are associated with less moisture in the air over cooler ocean waters. La Niña, "the diva of drought," is now peaking, increasing the odds that the Pacific Northwest will have more stormy weather this winter and spring, while the southwestern and southern United States will be dry. [Source: NASA News]
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/lanina20120118.html
Availability: Summary
Source: NASA News
Publish Date: 1/18/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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