Winter 2026/2027 First Forecast: Super El Niño Drives a Major Weather Divide

So California wet year. We don't mind a good snow pack, but I've become increasingly worried about catastrophic flooding evens in Cali e.g. [1], and this does not ease those worries.

[1] https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abq0995

> The winter season is the most high-energy part of the year and usually the one that interests most people.

Maybe for Europeans. Hurricanes and tornadoes are rather high-energy weather events that favor warmer seasons and North America. Winter is less interesting for Americans.

Can't say I love this for the PNW's water resources and fire forecast next year. Good luck to us all