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El Nino Fades; Drought Possibility Increases

El Nino Fades; Drought Possibility Increases

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While weather trends across North America are being effected by El Nino, that driver is forecast to fade by later this year.
South Dakota State Climatologist Dennis Todey says we could see the reverse phase, or La Nina, develop into the fall…………

Todey says while some La Nina years lead to drought, there isn’t much indication of that yet….

Todey says the long range outlooks for summer are starting to reflect those expected changes….

Todey says the next updated forecasts for summer and fall will be released in March.

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