This winter, abnormally dry conditions are expected in Ohio due to the upcoming El Niño, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
El Niño is the warm phase associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which is when cycles of warm and cool water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific change where ocean heat is released in the atmosphere, influencing global weather patterns, according to NOAA.
Ryan Fogt, professor of meteorology and director of Scalia Laboratory for Atmospheric Analysis, Ohio University’s on-campus weather lab, said there is a good chance the El Niño will cause 2027 to be the warmest year in recorded history…