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How do El Nino and La Nina affect plant production?

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With the Climate Prediction Center issuing a La Nina watch for this upcoming winter, the Nebraska State Climate Office would like you to be aware of a suite of products that may help you understand how temperature and precipitation reacted to La Nina and El Nino episodes since the 1950's. read more

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. While El Niño as the warm phase of ENSO, La Niña is sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO. The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the coupled ocean-atmosphere process that includes both El Niño and La Niña. read more

That has farmers wanting to know how this weather phenomenon might affect their crops. Jerry Lehnertz, vice president of lending at AgriBank Farm Credit Bank asserts that it’s extremely difficult to predict the exact impact, although “past performances” can lead to some pretty solid educational guesses. read more

Oscillations occur naturally in oceans all across the world; some have a limited impact on the regional weather and wider climate, and some have a much greater impact (4). El Niño and La Niña are examples of oscillations that have a greater impact on our climate with effects that are perhaps surprisingly felt all over the globe (5). read more

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