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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">El Niņo 2015-2016 : Will It Affect Snowfall in Arizona’s Highcountry?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">El Niņo events increase the odds for above-average precipitation in Arizona, as the storm track shifts southward and potentially brings more storms to the region. Such
changes currently are reflected in seasonal precipitation outlooks that show heightened chances for above-normal precipitation across the Southwest over the next few months. What might an increase in moisture mean for Arizona? Should we expect higher-than-average
amounts of snow in the state’s highcountry? If so, does this expectation of greater snowfall extend well into spring? In this fourth Extension Climate Fact Sheet about the 2015-2016 El Niņo event, we address these issues and note their importance to various
activities in the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/research/climategem/resources/EN20152016snowfall.pdf">http://cals.arizona.edu/research/climategem/resources/EN20152016snowfall.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In addition to periodic Extension Climate Fact Sheets like this one, climate specialists and scientists of Cooperative Extension are working with the Climate Assessment
for the Southwest (CLIMAS) to produce a full suite of information related to the 2015-2016 El Niņo event (<a href="http://www.climas.arizona.edu/sw-climate/el-niņo-southern-oscillation">www.climas.arizona.edu/sw-climate/el-niņo-southern-oscillation</a>).
Please contact us for further information, data, and analysis that could be applied to stakeholder needs in your county.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jeremy Weiss, Climate and Geospatial Extension Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">520-626-8063,
<a href="mailto:jlweiss@email.arizona.edu">jlweiss@email.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Michael Crimmins, Climate Science Extension Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">520-626-4244,
<a href="mailto:crimmins@email.arizona.edu">crimmins@email.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gregg Garfin, Climate Science, Policy, and Natural Resources Extension Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">520-626-4372,
<a href="mailto:gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu">gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Paul Brown, Biometeorology Extension Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">520-621-1319,
<a href="mailto:pbrown@ag.arizona.edu">pbrown@ag.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Jeremy L. Weiss, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Climate and Geospatial Extension Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">School of Natural Resources and the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">http://cals.arizona.edu/research/climategem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">office phone:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1.520.626.8063<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1064 East Lowell Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">P.O. Box 210137<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tucson, AZ 85721-0137<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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