How often does El Nino occur?
"Typically every 2 to 7 years and the conditions last for 7 to 9 months" - Country Living
Thank you to the magazine Country Living. I live I Florida and need to know more about the environment and had no clue what El Nino is and I am no scientist. But at least now thanks to Country Living and NOAA I have a basic definition and wanted to share the info.
@KathyV I'm glad you found the info you needed and discovered NOAA. Both NASA and the national weather service are also great sources of 'weather' related info written for the public. Of course, as we continue into Climate Change, all knowledge on our planet has an asterisk by it now.. :/
And.. should you ever have a question you're not sure you got a high quality answer from or still don't understand, there are people here on CoSo who are always happy to help you find other sources to read.
@TrueBloodNet Thanks and I will be sure to use NASA, The National Weather Service and Counter Social as a resource.
There is so much about El Nino and other weather issues I will never understand but for non-scientists like me if we can find a good resource we can at least get a very basic definition of something. The internet is such a valuable tool.
@TrueBloodNet Very true. You have to read reputable sources and sadly many people are reading bad sources because they agree with the politics of the source. A good rule is to go with the experts in the field and to look for concensus among those experts. So for weather I am going to consult the meteorologists and we have a very good one in South Florida, John Morales.
@KathyV ITA on that. It can also be problematic if folks are reading bad sources though. It's like mining for diamonds in a limestone cave...