El Niño Is Still Growing And Set To Get Even Stronger In The Next Few Months

The end might turn out much different than the beginning.  I know we've all be sitting around waiting for Sum-iter to be over, we'll you might not have to wait too much longer.  Here is an excerpt from my friends at IFLScience who did a big article recently....

"As we move into the New Year, it looks like El Niño is set to get worse, according to NASA, as the weather system is still growing. The strong winds currently going from the western to eastern Pacific that are driving El Niño are showing no signs of waning, with other data on ocean surface temperatures suggesting that it still hasn’t reached its peak yet. The weather system has been implicated in the fires that have spread across much of Indonesia, the floods that have hit large parts of South America, and the Indian heat wave, all seen in 2015.
Researchers are expecting the effects of the system to hit the United States over the next few months, ushering in a period of cool and wet conditions in the southern U.S., while things could be turning warmer and drier over the north of the country. These predictions are based on the last massive El Niño to have occurred back in 1997. The development of the current event bears a striking resemblance to that which occurred 19 years ago, which created a dramatic ice storm over New England and caused chaos along the Gulf Coast."

Credit NASA

I remember the winter of 1997 and it wasn't a fun time to grow grass.  It was my second season as a grass guy and most had never experienced a winter like that before.  Subsequently, it is the type of winter that I am always hedging my bets against when preparing for our golfing season so fret not.  The course is in great shape and should El Nino start causing havoc, we'll batten down the hatches and ride out the crazy weather knowing we were ready for it.