An El Nino winter is a natural climate pattern impacting winter weather across the United States typically every two to seven years. This year’s El Nino winter may be more historic and less predictable due to other climate factors, such as additional oceanic warming off the coasts of Japan, Russia, the Arctic Circle and Canada, according to CNN reporter Mike Valerio. Regionally, an El Nino winter would mean an unusually dry winter in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. The Pacific Northwest will see a “very dry and much warmer” winter season, Valerio said. Read the full story: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/climate-science/el-nino-winter-create-warmer-drier-conditions-washington/281-64e4c0d8-18be-4966-a38c-deeb24562310