El Nino

Fall and winter across the northwestern U.S. is in for a strong El Niño season, including much of Idaho, according to the latest National Weather Service predictions.

This year’s already strong El Niño is strengthening, a trend with potentially significant implications for the intense – and now tragic – fire season.

National forecasters predict an El Nino year. Climate experts say the storms are likely to be as strong as the El Nino 18 years ago, and people in the…