Saudi Arabia | With the growing La Nina phenomenon... does this herald a recurrence of Siberian cold waves in the coming months?

Written By سنان خلف on 2024/12/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - Meteorologists at the Arab Weather Regional Center are following the latest developments in the slow and weak development of the La Niña phenomenon and its potential impacts on the Kingdom and all regions of the Arabian Peninsula, as the surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean has witnessed a decrease from climate rates by about one and a half to two degrees, especially in the eastern and central regions.

This is due to strong trade winds that push warm water away from the coasts of South America, allowing cold water from the depths to rise to the surface, and this is accompanied by an increase in atmospheric pressure in the eastern Pacific Ocean and a decrease in pressure in the western Pacific Ocean.

Our statistical studies at the Arab Weather Regional Center indicate that the La Niña phenomenon is often accompanied by weather patterns that affect all regions of the northern hemisphere, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it is statistically linked to the intensification of the Siberian high and its extension towards the Kingdom, which causes the recurrence of cold, dry waves and affects the performance of the general rainy season, rainfall amounts, temperatures and dust waves in the Kingdom and all regions of the Arabian Peninsula. These effects can be summarized as follows:

Potential impacts of La Niña on Saudi Arabia statistically:

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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