{"id":3212,"date":"2014-06-26T13:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/the-weather-whisperer-el-nino-the-twisted-atlantic-and-the-global-economy\/"},"modified":"2014-06-26T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:37:32","slug":"the-weather-whisperer-el-nino-the-twisted-atlantic-and-the-global-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/the-weather-whisperer-el-nino-the-twisted-atlantic-and-the-global-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weather Whisperer: El Ni\u00f1o, the Twisted Atlantic and the Global Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2012 corn crop is remembered for its tight supply due to a wide-spread drought in the U.S. Corn Belt. However, the following year the weather was more cooperative and U.S. corn production reached a new record. 2014 is off to a good start, but El Nino clouds the picture.<\/p>\n

Evelyn Browning Garriss, who is known as the Weather Whisperer, will share her insights on future weather patterns at the U.S. Grains Council\u2019s 54th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting<\/a> in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 28-30, 2014. She will present about both short- and long-term factors affecting the world\u2019s climate cycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith warming surface temperatures and light winds in the Pacific Ocean, scientists are predicting a return of the weather system known as El Ni\u00f1o,\u201d said USGC Chairman Julius Schaaf. \u201cEven though, El Ni\u00f1o typically has a minimal effect on grain production in the United States, markets are global and any significant change anywhere in the world can impact U.S. producers\u2019 bottom line. Hearing the Weather Whisperer\u2019s insights will go above and beyond our local weather stations and show attendees how connected the world is, even with weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

Browning-Garriss focuses on factors such as solar radiation, ocean currents, and volcanic activity to identify patterns. She has been the author of The Browning Newsletter for more than 25 years and featured in numerous media outlets. Dubbed the Weather Whisperer by the Toronto Globe and Mail, she is also known as The Weather Lady.<\/p>\n

Register today<\/a> to hear the Weather Whisperer\u2019s predictions for 2014 and beyond. Don\u2019t forget, the hotel room block deadline<\/a> is next Monday, June 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2012 corn crop is remembered for its tight supply due to a wide-spread drought in the U.S. Corn Belt. However, the following year the weather was more cooperative and U.S. corn production reached a new record. 2014 is off to a good start, but El Nino clouds the picture. Evelyn Browning Garriss, who is … <\/p>\n