Article: Link between El Nino and Rainfall in Israel

El Nino, the periodic abnormal warming of surface water in the eastern equatorial Pacific, now appears that its effects reach as far as the Middle East, according to a report of Weizmann Institute of Science, based in Rehovot near Tel Aviv, today.

The report said that El Nino, which has been notorious for the devastation it often inflicts on South America, may actually be positive.

By studying tree rings, satellite cloud images and rain water, an Israel research team led by Dr. Dan Yakir of the Weizmann Institute has discovered a striking correlation between El Nino and rainfall in central Israel over the past 20 years. Their results, which may prove valuable in predicting rainfall, are ...

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