Blamed for everything from mudslides in California to forest fires in Australia the last time it made its presence felt, the El Nino phenomenon's shifts in wind direction and water temperature in the equatorial Pacific can change weather elsewhere with disastrous consequences.
As you cover these anticipated weather shifts, you may want get background and analysis from a number of University of Wisconsin-Madison experts in El Nino, its consequences and related climate issues.
-- Don Wylie, Space Science and Engineering Center cloud climatologist,
can talk about general aspects of El Nino.
-- Bill Raymond, SSEC mathematician,
says there are mathematical aspects to El Nino that help explain the phenomenon's impact.
-- Dave Martin, SSEC atmospheric scientist
, is well-versed in the historical impact of past El Ninos.
-- Ed Hopkins, a meteorology lecturer in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
can help you explain the essence of El Nino to your readers and viewers.
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