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World Weather Seen Abnormal as El Nino Poised to Develop: Lerner 2014-07-28 06:15:33.923 GMT
By Ranjeetha Pakiam July 28 (Bloomberg) -- El Nino will resume development soon, according to Drew Lerner, president at World Weather Inc. * Pattern won’t be declared official El Nino event for few months, Lerner says in reply to e-mailed questions. * NOTE: El Nino seen weak or delayed for some months by forecasters * “Anomalous weather around the world in association with El Nino does not occur when El Nino has fully developed, but while it is developing,” says Lerner. “The next few months will, therefore, bring on more anomalous weather around the world with the period from September through February most influenced by the phenomenon.” * NOTE: El Ninos, caused by periodic warming of tropical Pacific, occur every 2 to 7 yrs and are associated with warmer-than-average yrs. The last El Nino was from 2009 to 2010, and the Pacific has either been in cooler state, called La Nina, or neutral since then * NOTE: El Ninos often roil global agricultural markets as farmers contend with drought or too much rain * El Nino event lost significance in recent weeks: Lerner * Less rainfall in Southeast Asia due to cooling of sea surface temperatures surrounding Indonesia, Malaysia and in South China Sea: Lerner * Trend may continue 2 to 3 wks, “exacerbating the situation” and further drying in Indonesia and Malaysia should be expected resulting in greater concern over crop development: Lerner * NOTE: Indonesia and Malaysia are world’s biggest palm oil producers * NOTE: Palm seen rallying less by Mistry on El Nino delay
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