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Average sea surface temperature in degrees Celsius over the Pacific Ocean for the week centred on May 4, 2016. Anomalies computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Forecasters see rising likelihood of La Nina in 2016

By Reuters May 13, 2016

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday heightened its projections for the La Nina weather phenomenon to take place in the Northern Hemisphere later this year, on the heels of an El Nino likely to fade by early summer. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in its […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

By Reuters March 21, 2016

Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement Monday. Ships seeking to cross the waterway must comply with a maximum depth limit […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for the week centred March 2. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

By Reuters March 11, 2016

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday it sees a near 50 per cent chance La Nina could develop by the Northern Hemisphere fall on the heels of the El Nino conditions likely to dissipate in the coming months. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the U.S. National Weather Service, in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Argentina declares flood emergency in six key farm provinces

By Hugh Bronstein February 19, 2016

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Six of Argentina’s main farm provinces were declared flood emergency areas by the government on Friday, making special credit lines and tax breaks available to affected growers in the soy- and corn-exporting powerhouse. The resolution, announced in the government’s morning gazette, covers the provinces of Cordoba, Santa Fe, Entre Rios, […] Read more

Averaged sea surface temperatures and sea surface temperature anomalies worldwide for the week centred on Feb. 3. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

Timing of La Nina to play key role in Prairie moisture

By Dave Sims February 12, 2016

CNS Canada –– As the El Nino weather phenomena slowly loosens its grip across Western Canada, many weather watchers say its impact has been somewhat underwhelming. However, one meteorologist said its lingering presence, coupled with the pending arrival of the La Nina weather event, may still play a large role in determining how much moisture […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

First La Nina since 2012 expected in coming months

By Chris Prentice February 11, 2016

New York | Reuters –– Even as the El Nino weather phenomenon continues to impact global temperatures and crops, its counterpart La Nina is increasingly expected to emerge in the coming months for the first time in four years. The return of La Nina, Spanish for “the girl” and characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures, […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for the week centred on Jan. 6. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Livestock, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

By Reuters January 14, 2016

Reuters — The El Nino phenomenon currently affecting weather is expected to weaken during the Northern Hemisphere spring and transition to normal conditions by late spring or early summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, was in line in its monthly forecast […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grain shippers await El Nino dryness after unseasonable flood

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The clear Midwestern skies that El Nino cycles typically bring could be a boon to the U.S. heartland this spring, after recent record rain levels soaked the region, swamping farmland and disrupting grain export shipments on swollen rivers. Farm fields across the Midwest are saturated, according to the U.S. Department of […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

El Nino seen declining, to return to neutral by Q2

By Matt Siegel January 5, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — The 2015-16 El Nino weather event, one of the three strongest in the past 50 years, has peaked in recent weeks and will likely return to “ENSO neutral” by the second quarter of this year, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. The El Nino phenomenon is driven by warm […] Read more

Average Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, in degrees Celsius, for the week centred on Nov. 4. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Beef Cattle, Crops, Reuters, Weather

El Nino strengthening, to be among biggest on record: WMO

By Tom Miles November 16, 2015

Geneva | Reuters — The El Nino weather pattern, a phenomenon associated with extreme droughts, storms and floods, is expected to strengthen before the end of the year and become one of the strongest on record, the United Nations’ weather agency said Monday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said this El Nino was already “strong […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

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Forecasters see rising likelihood of La Nina in 2016

Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

Argentina declares flood emergency in six key farm provinces

Timing of La Nina to play key role in Prairie moisture

First La Nina since 2012 expected in coming months

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

U.S. grain shippers await El Nino dryness after unseasonable flood

El Nino seen declining, to return to neutral by Q2

El Nino strengthening, to be among biggest on record: WMO

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