On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, Chandler Gruener hosts along with Josh Lee and Brenda Ortiz. They talk with Florida State Climatologist David Zierden of Florida State University about the El Niño-La Niña cycle and its potential impacts on agriculture in the Southeast. He also shares the anticipated short-term climate outlook from the Climate Prediction Center.

The crystal ball is only so clear when looking at these kind of things. We are in a La Niña, or cold-water phase, in the Pacific Ocean, which typically leads to warmer, drier winters. Right now, that La Niña is forecast to break apart in the next month or two, so it won’t be a player much after March. —David Zierden

 

Season 6 Episode 3-Climate Outlook Transcript