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Forecasters Say La Nina Ending Save Email Print
WASHINGTON (AP)
Posted: 11:30 PM Jul 10, 2008
Last Updated: 3:40 PM Jul 11, 2008

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Say goodbye to La Nina. Government forecasters say the climate changer is coming to an end, and neutral conditions are expected into the fall.

La Nina is a cooling of water in the tropical Pacific. It's the opposition of a warm-water condition known as El Nino. It can affect weather around the world.

The move to a neutral condition could help the East and Gulf Coasts. That's because the chances of the U.S. and the Caribbean seeing a hurricane are higher during La Nina.

The forecast notes that the effects of La Nina can linger in the atmospheric circulation, with diminishing strength.

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