Are we in for a big El Nino?

http://mashable.com/2015/07/21/2015-el-nino-versus-1997/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

"El Niño conditions are intensifying in the tropical Pacific Ocean, potentially leading to a record event that would reshape world weather patterns from Africa to Asia to North America.
That could be a boon to drought-plagued California, by steering more rainstorms there. But it could also increase the odds of drought in other parts of the world.
In addition, a record strong event would virtually guarantee that 2015 will beat 2014 as the warmest year this planet has seen since records began in the late 19th century. It would probably propel 2016 into record territory too, since El Niño events tend to have a time lag for their maximum effects on global average surface temperatures.

The hallmark of El Niño is a strip of much above average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial tropical Pacific, appearing like a gash in the ocean surface from the west coast of South America to the central Pacific. That is clearly present now, as it was in 1997."

Not worried about it. I'll just look for a "scientist" with a convenient point of view on this issue and go with that.

tjohn said:
Not worried about it. I'll just look for a "scientist" with a convenient point of view on this issue and go with that.

Hmmm, you're getting warmer.......