La Nina may mean typhoons nearer HK and cooler drier autumn

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    As perhaps the strongest El Nino on record declines, it may well be that by autumn could be swinging back to La Nina – with water cooler in eastern Pacific, warmer in the west.

    Possible because this has happened with previous El Nino events; also now report of cold water below Pacific moving towards east, set to reach surface:

    https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/la-niña-coming-deep-pool-cool-water-making-its-way-across-tropical

    For Hong Kong, can be impacts including with more chance of typhoons nearby [or right over…]:

    During La Niña, tropical cyclones in August-October are likely driven by an anomalous steering flow into the South China Sea and hence more tropical cyclones are likely to affect Hong Kong compared to the ENSO-neutral state.

    http://www.hko.gov.hk/lrf/enso/enso-impact.htm

    Some chance, too, Hong Kong will be drier than normal in late summer and autumn, with somewhat cooler autumn and winter.

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