Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Southern Hemisphere: Tropical Cyclone 11s (Freddy) is located approximately 212 nm north-northwest of Europa Island, is tracking north-northwestward at 04 knots.

Newsbytes:

The End of La Niña - The United Nations weather agency says the unusually prolonged La Niña ocean cooling in the Pacific is coming to an end. It predicts that after three years of cooler ocean temperatures, a new El Niño warming may soon begin. “La Niña’s cooling effect put a temporary brake on rising global temperatures, even though the past eight-year period was the warmest on record,” said World Meteorological Organization chief Petteri Taalas. “If we do now enter an El Niño phase, this is likely to fuel another spike in global temperatures.” His agency predicts there is a 55% chance El Niño will return between June and August.