** Reply to note from Peggi -

> That's what I thought as well, Jack. But I spoke with the head researcher
> at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary yesterday and he confirmed what
> JPL reported in their press release - that it has just begun to influence
> Southern California.

Sounds like your typical "viewing in isolation while the world burns around
you" school of thought.

> But I tend to believe otherwise as we've been seeing Magnificient
> Frigatebirds a half mile out in Monterey Bay. Additionally, the Monterey
> Bay Aquarium has had to begin cooling the water flowing into their tanks to
> keep the exhibits healthy. They are feeding the kelp forest as well.

Indeed. Floods in Chile; drought in Costa Rica. Hurricane Nora about to make
a pass along the Baja.

> The scientist claims its the offshore wind flow that's warming the water
> and, indeed, I guess that's a factor in El Nino. But it's listed as a
> contributing cause rather than an effect of El Nino.

Hmmm. Offshore winds would lead to upwelling of colder water along the coast
so I can't see how offshore winds would warm the water up any, even if the
winds were very warm. Something doesn't compute here. Perhaps the reason that
the water temperatures are (supposedly) just starting to rise off s.
California is that there has been lots of offshore winds there.

- Jack



Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca