Do we have a deadly date with El Nino?

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Seems to be drawing a long bow

Ok, so there was an El Nino in 1918 and a flu pandemic started in the same year. The so-called flu season essentially follows winter around the globe - it's nearly always flu season somewhere. Given that an El Nino event occurs every 3 to 5 years, it's highly likely that from time to time the start of the two will be concurrent for some major country near the Pacific Ocean.

I can't see that any connection at all has been established beyond simple chance.

There is no proven link between El Nino becoming strong or more frequent and global warming - at the moment it's all circumstantial evidence. Maybe my age has a higher correlation to El Nino frequency - if I could just work out how to stop getting older, maybe the next El Nino will be delayed.

Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 09/15/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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