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The End of Winter?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:29 a.m.
By Steven Mikulan
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This KFI report with JPL oceanographer Joshua Willis strongly suggests that winter is over for Southern California, thanks to a La Nina that is pushing the Jet Stream north. Only last August Willis, whose research on sea-surface temperatures has been wishfully seized upon by climate-change deniers, was blogging that weather cannot be accurately predicted for more than a few days at a time. Now, however, he's saying put away the umbrellas until next fall.

JPL's Joshua Willis

That's bad news for California's agriculture. Last year Governor Schwarzenegger declared a

state of emergency

in nine Central Valleys because of drought -- another dry year can only bring another emergency, possibly involving more counties. On the other hand, the Pacific Northwest, Willis says, will enjoy rain this winter -- lots of rain.

Steven Mikulan

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