>>2771579To be fair, I'm pretty raycist myself so I'm disappointed I don't know a non Spanish word for it used by "scientists."
The south pacific ocean has cold and warm cycles driven largely by the trade winds that influence precipitation in north America.
It goes in cycles that can last a months to a few years and we're going from a "warm" cycle to a "cool" cycle.
What that means for north american weather? Debatable on the specifics but it generally means moisture will be pushed north to WA and OR instead of going through CA to Texas and winter is going to be wetter.. maybe colder?