Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
Tropical storm 22w (Twenty-Two), located approximately 156 nm south of Chuuk, and is tracking west-northwestward at 13 knots.
NewsBytes:
Jamaica - Flooding caused by heavy rains has flooded a main road in Jamaica trapping people in their vehicles. Floods have also collapsed a bridge in the central area of the island.
El Niño - The on-again, off-again El Niño ocean warming in the Pacific appears to be more likely to soon appear, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology.The agency predicts a 70 percent chance of the phenomenon occurring during the next few months, up from a 50 percent chance just two weeks earlier.Sea-surface temperatures have continued to rise across the tropical Pacific, threatening to bring parts of Australia extreme heat and drought.Many in California have been counting on an El Niño to help alleviate a parching drought across that state.Recent rains spurred on those hopes.
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