‘Expect Chaos’: Climate Expert Forecasts Extreme Weather as West Coast Prepares for El Niño

Climate experts are warning of possible extreme weather as an El Niño weather pattern arrives this summer along the west coast.
This year’s El Niño looks to be a “strong one,” according to climate expert Dr. Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Climate Research Center in Massachusetts.
“Expect Chaos,” Francis said on ClimateGenn, a podcast that focuses on climate issues, May 25. “Expect unusual events, expect extreme events. We’re going to see heat waves. We’re going to see floods. We’re going to see some strong hurricanes—rapidly intensifying hurricanes.”
These are all symptoms of climate change but pinpointing exactly where and when the events will happen is still a challenge, according to Francis….