The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Even though Southern California hasn't gotten the drought-busting rainy windfall some might have expected from El Nino, federal scientists hold out hope for the next several weeks.
Central and Northern California have gotten more heavy rain, especially in recent weeks. Southern California hasn't quite been so soaked. But National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists say their turn may still yet come.
Traditionally Southern California gets its downpours from El Ninos later, in the spring, said NOAA research scientist Martin Hoerling. El Nino is the natural warming of parts of the equatorial Pacific that. . .
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