El Niñ\;o influences weather around the world\, bringing torrential rain\, flooding\, more atmospheric rivers along the West Coast\, mudslides\, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes\, co astal erosion from larger waves\, and even severe droughts that worsen wil dfires. Retired National Weather Service meteorologist and Bend resident K ent Prochazka explores the oceanic dynamics of El Niñ\;o and La Ni&n tilde\;a and their effects on the Pacific Ocean and atmosphere. He \;a lso \;considers \;the \;current \;Super \;El \;Ni& ntilde\;o and its impacts on the hurricane season\, as well as rainfall\, temperatures\, and snowfall here in the Pacific Northwest. What can we exp ect for the remainder of spring? What about next summer and fall? Could an other Super El Niñ\;o develop? Let&rsquo\;s find out!
\nKent Prochazka is a retired Nation al Weather Service meteorologist whose career spans forecasting\, radar me teorology\, and emergency response. He began at the National Meteorologica l Center in Washington\, D.C.\, monitoring ocean weather and oceanographic data. Later\, in Houston\, he served as a lead forecaster\, radar meteoro logist\, and incident meteorologist\, while also teaching at Texas A&\; M University and numerous fire academies. Now a Bend resident\, Kent is a member of OLLI-UO in Central Oregon.
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About OLLI:
\nThe Osher Lifelong Lea rning Institute at the University of Oregon (OLLI-UO) in Central Oregon in vites community members to participate in our Friday Talks in partnership with the Deschutes Public Library. OLLI-UO is an intellectual and social c ommunity of engaged adult learners\, connecting members to university facu lty and professionals in respective fields. A six-month or yearlong member ship allows participation in a variety of lectures\, courses\, peer-led st udy and discussion groups\, educational tours\, field trips\, and social e vents.
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