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La Nina will have little effect this year

            La Nina effects off the coast of South America have been observed which is going to have little effect on a colder year

            La Nina is a yearly occurrence which pushes warm waters from the coast of South America to the coast of Africa allowing colder waters from the bottom of the ocean to rise up to the surface.

Due to trapped greenhouse gasses, this wont give nearly the cooling effect it has in previous years. This is partially reasoning to why these last few years (2016-2020) have been some of the warmest in recent record. 

This means less snow, less precipitation in the Midwest and the United States. We can expect a very dry winter, and a warm one. This because it will not only be a warm but the cold fronts will be going toward Indonesia and Australia.

This has a global impact on rain, because places like Indonesia and Australia will get more rain as a result while southern states can possibly get a drought. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54725970