El Niño: Ready to Wreak Havoc this Winter?

According to NOAA scientists, El Niño conditions are emerging in the Pacific and are expected to last through the 2009-10 winter. It is still too early to tell the severity of this year’s El Niño, with computer model forecasts ranging from relatively weak to strong intensity. But, given El Niño’s tremendous capacity for influencing weather worldwide … and thus, cost drivers for business … it’s...