Sunday, August 12
Lycos / Reuters NOAA Sees Weak or Moderate El Nino Late in Year: "The center's Vernon Kousky said in a report which appeared on the agency's Web site that sea-surface temperatures (SST) have been rising steadily since February and will likely continue to rise for the remainder of 2001 and into the first half of 2002." Watch out; flooding and landslides early next year could reverse any economic recovery.
