Aquarium of Niagara’s rescued seal predicts just how much WNY will need to bundle up
Aquarium of Niagara press release & photos
For the seventh year in a row, the Aquarium of Niagara turned to its unique, in-house weather prognosticator to deliver this year’s winter weather outlook: Stryker, the rescued harbor seal. According to Stryker’s prediction Friday, Western New Yorkers can expect only a “Cold” winter instead of a particularly “Frigid” one.
Images courtesy of the Aquarium of Niagara.
Stryker knows something about weather as he, along with the Aquarium of Niagara’s other rescued seals, spends winters in his comfortable outdoor habitat where he naturally adapts to all kinds of extreme weather conditions. He has gone 6-for-6 on his predictions – most notably he chose “Frigid” last year before what ended up being the coldest winter in over a decade! This year, Stryker may be on the nose again as a Super El Niño event is expected to bring above-average temperatures to the region…