Correlation between El Nino and europe weather

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The correlation between El Niño events and European weather patterns is significant, particularly affecting the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, which typically experience cooler and wetter winters during these episodes. Conversely, the Mediterranean region tends to have warmer and drier winters. The current El Niño formation raises questions about potential weather impacts in Europe over the coming months, although formal scientific surveys detailing these correlations remain sparse.

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Does anyone know if there is any correlation between these two?I mean most of the times during El Nino events the weather here in Europe gets ''crazy'' but till now i haven't seen any formal scientific survey which describes it with certainty. Now with the new El Nino being formed what kind of weather patterns should we expect in Europe in the next months?
 
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El Nino is a warming of the Central Tropical Pacific Ocean. In others words, a long way from Europe.


The effects are not entirely clear, but in most El Niño's episodes, the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian region usually gets a cooler and wetter conditions during winter months, while the Mediterranean Sea region gets a warmer and drier winter.

http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/presse/faqs/das-el-nino-southern-oscillation-enso-phaenomen/hat-el-nino-einen-einfluss-auf-das-klima-in-europa.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño-Southern_Oscillation
 
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