Comments on: El Niño and Panama, Part 3 http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-3/ Learning a savanna in Panama, plant by plant Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: miconia http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-145 miconia Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:42:29 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/el-nino-and-panama-part-3/#comment-145 Your weather pattern in north Texas certainly fits with the illustration above, which shows "wet and cool" in that area for December through February. Since the current El Niño is a relatively mild one, it's not surprising that there wasn't enough rain to make up for the previous drought. Yeah, I love using the term Doldrums instead of the more rigorous Intertropical Convergence Zone, for just that reason...the emotional connotation. There's a great satellite image of Doldrums clouds at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IntertropicalConvergenceZone-EO.jpg Your weather pattern in north Texas certainly fits with the illustration above, which shows “wet and cool” in that area for December through February. Since the current El Niño is a relatively mild one, it’s not surprising that there wasn’t enough rain to make up for the previous drought.

Yeah, I love using the term Doldrums instead of the more rigorous Intertropical Convergence Zone, for just that reason…the emotional connotation. There’s a great satellite image of Doldrums clouds at wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IntertropicalConvergenceZone-EO.jpg

]]> By: JudyKR http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-144 JudyKR Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:22:51 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/el-nino-and-panama-part-3/#comment-144 Here in north TX, it's been colder and wetter this winter than last winter, our first here. but I think we're still in drought conditions regarding the lake levels that feed our communities as the city has not lifted watering restrictions put in place June 06. Now I know the Doldrums are not just an emotion, but a weather condition (that causes the emotion?). Here in north TX, it’s been colder and wetter this winter than last winter, our first here. but I think we’re still in drought conditions regarding the lake levels that feed our communities as the city has not lifted watering restrictions put in place June 06. Now I know the Doldrums are not just an emotion, but a weather condition (that causes the emotion?).

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