El Nino effect on state to be minimal
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, July 16, 2002
A researcher at the University of Washington says El Nino is likely to have little impact on the Northwests weather this winter.
Nathan Mantua, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington, said the warming, drying effects of El Nino probably would be offset by a cooling trend that follows a 10-year cycle.
