La Nina is forming off the equatorial Pacific. That sets up the possibility of another big winter for Tahoe-area ski and snowboard resorts and a strong water year for lakes and rivers for 2012.
The National Center of Environmental Prediction issued a long-term forecast for a return of conditions similar to last winter, when a strong La Nina delivered high-powered rain and snow to the Sierra Nevada. Scientists predicted the likelihood of a colder winter with above-normal precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and a continuation of drought in the desert Southwest. Read More
