El Nino Brewing A Bigger Storm for Asia
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] By Karl Wilson - July 22, 2015
Despite reasonably good monsoon rains in South Asia, the El Nino weather phenomenon is again rearing its ugly head across Asia Pacific, raising fears of significant crop losses, increased food prices and rising inflation.
In recent weeks, meteorological agencies in Japan, Australia and the United States have all voiced concerns that this year's El Nino will not go away quickly, as was the case in 2014.
All three agencies fear El Nino will last longer and intensify during the second half of the year and probably well into 2016.
Just how severe it will be remains to be seen.
El Nino occurs when warm water moves from the western (around Indonesia) to the eastern (around Peru) equatorial Pacific Ocean, in conjunction with a change in prevailing trade winds.
It is a natural phenomenon that occurs irregularly every two to seven years...
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