Climate Central: Just when everyone had pretty much written it off, the El Nio event that has been nearly a year in the offing finally emerged in February and could last through the spring and summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
This isn't the blockbuster, 1998 repeat El Nio many anticipated when the first hints of an impending event emerged about a year ago. This El Nio has just crept across the official threshold, so it won't be a strong event.
"We're basically...