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La Niña to bring warm temperatures

According to WSI forecaster Todd Crawford, people in Pittsburgh and the rest of the eastern U.S. can expect warm weather this winter.

The reason for a warmer winter is due to “La Niña,” the occurrence of low temperatures in the equatorial Pacific.

According to Mike Halpert, the head of forecast operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, this winter will be “a lot like last year, but the climate models are even more in agreement now than they were last fall.”

Warmer weather this winter could cut down on residents’ oil costs, which are currently high due to oil trading above $80 a barrel.

Source: Reuters

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