Monday, March 28, 2016, 5:10pm
Early warm weather and the influence of El Niño is causing maple syrup to start running, requiring maple sap collectors and syrup producers to scramble to capture the harvest.
Thursday, March 10, 2016, 10:05am
If Wisconsin residents have noticed some bird and plant species showing up earlier than normal this year, they have company among some local scientists. For many years, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Stan Temple has been tracking seasonal changes in plant and animal life. This field of...
Monday, February 29, 2016, 5:20pm
Wisconsin's maple syrup producers are off to an early start and expect a good season, if the weather cooperates.
Friday, January 29, 2016, 10:10am
El Nino is hampering the formation of ice caves on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Monday, January 25, 2016, 1:25pm
Looking ahead to February, temperatures are expected to be above normal in Wisconsin, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison meteorologist.
That prediction is in agreement with when a strong El Niño occurs, said Steve Ackerman, who directs the Cooperative Institute for...
Friday, January 1, 2016, 6:00am
People are hitting the slopes now that ski hills in Wisconsin are starting to open up runs after recent snowfalls.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 3:55pm
Some winters lake Winnebago is already dotted with ice shacks, this isn't one of them.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 9:25am
Lodge and resort owners in northern Wisconsin are hoping for some more of that white gold -- snow -- as this season's warmer weather is hurting their bottom line.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 5:45am
One major factor behind the warm Wisconsin autumn is the emergence of an El Niño that is shaping up to be the biggest in nearly two decades.
Monday, November 30, 2015, 1:05pm
Meteorologist Chad Franzen says he's guessing there will be a 40 percent chance of a white Christmas in northern Wisconsin, and a 10 percent chance in southern Wisconsin.
Monday, November 30, 2015, 11:45am
The Weather Guys talk about the winter outlook and how El Niño plays an important role. Plus, the global warming update of 2015...
Friday, November 20, 2015, 3:15pm
Federal agencies say the warmer winter meteorologists are predicting this year may only trigger a limited change to water levels in lakes Michigan and Superior.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:05am
To consider the long-term challenges of climate change and the short-term impacts of powerful weather cycles like the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is to face down a wild tangle of variables. This is especially true in agriculture, where weather and climatic variations affect precipitation, temperature, and the timing of planting and harvesting.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
The weather phenomenon most commonly called El Niño is one part in a cycle of irregularly changing trade winds and sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
While the ENSO cycle is unpredictable, climatologists have identified consistent weather patterns during strong El Niño and La Niña years since the 1950s.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
The following reports and resources are excellent starting points for grasping the fundamental aspects of ENSO, and opportunities to delve deeper into specific facets of this important and fascinating phenomenon.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
Agriculture depends entirely on weather, with its uncertainties affecting the fortunes of all people, from small farmers to consumers, as the global market shifts food prices. The El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle, which is driven by water temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, can have major effects on global weather patterns.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
The current El Niño is on track to be one of the strongest recorded. Indicators of a strong cycle have been increasingly documented over much of 2015 and continued to mount into autumn.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
An El Niño winter with warmer temperatures and possibly less precipitation than average could pose a challenge for some Wisconsin recreation and tourism businesses, although many already have been adapting to uncertain winters with less snow.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 8:00am
Each El Niño event has a different effect on weather conditions on both global and local scales. These differences in large part depend on how a given El Niño develops.
