Recent forecasts predict that an El Nino is set to hit the Pacific later this summer, and it may be the strongest one in over a century. An El Nino occurs when tropical winds push a well of warm water from the Pacific east, into the United States. This year’s El Nino has the potential to break previous records due to the amount of water available. Today on AirTalk, we learn what conditions have primed us for this ‘super’ El Nino and the chances that it will actually happen. Joining us are Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, and Daniel Cayan, research meteorologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Recent forecasts predict that an El Nino is set to hit the Pacific later this summer, and it may be the strongest one in over a century. An El Nino occurs when tropical winds push a well of warm water from the Pacific east, into the United States. This year&rsquo;s El Nino has the potential to break previous records due to the amount of water available. Today on AirTalk, we learn what conditions have primed us for this &lsquo;super&rsquo; El Nino and the chances that it will actually happen. Joining us are Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, and Daniel Cayan, research meteorologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more.

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more.