Stratospheric Warming & How It Could Change Global Weather Patterns For Commodities?

Stratospheric Warming & How It Could Change Global Weather Patterns For Commodities?

Click on this video below to hear about how stratospheric warming may affect the natural gas, cocoa, soybean and coffee markets in January

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What is the MJO? How does it work in conjunction with El Niño to affect commodity markets?

What is the MJO? How does it work in conjunction with El Niño to affect commodity markets?

In this video (click above), I discuss the MJO index and how we use it as a weather forecasting tool in conjunction with El Niño: 

  • Where the MJO will move to, and if it will influence the outcome of northern Brazil’s soybean drought; 
  • the potential for a colder outlook in U.S. natural gas heating demand areas; and 
  • a continuation of disease issues for West African cocoa.

While Equatorial Pacific Ocean temperatures are very warm suggesting strong El Niño conditions, other variables do not justify El Niño being more than weak-to-moderate.

For example, the MEI index (above) is a better representation of how strong El Niño is. This takes into account global atmospheric angular momentum GLAAM), and the SOI index and is also influenced by the progression and strength of the MJO.  

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El Niño, The Devastating Amazon, Global Crops and Commodities

El Niño, The Devastating Amazon, Global Crops and Commodities

This video (click above) talks about the Amazon rain forest, the teleconnections that will influence November weather, and how heavy rains and flooding in parts of central and southern Brazil are impacting soybean planting, and the sugar cane harvest but benefitting coffee trees.

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What is global angular momentum? How can it influence El Niño and winter weather?

What is global angular momentum? How can it influence El Niño and winter weather?

A cold late October and possibly November will be the rule for parts of the Midwest and Eastern U.S. This is because El Niño is weak-moderate (not a strong El Niño event), and a negative GLAAM is present.

The video above discusses Global Atmospheric Angular Momentum (GLAAM) and how that can influence El Niño and winter weather.

A cold late fall and early winter could keep natural gas prices firm on breaks if (GLAAM) remains negative and El Niño does not strengthen.

However, it remains to be seen if there will be a longer-term bull market in natural gas, for which inventories are still large. The recent rally in prices was due to pre-winter hedge fund buying, war tensions overseas, and lower rig counts,

If GLAAM remains negative and El Niño is weaker

The globe had yet another record-warm year and the Arctic and oceans are warming at a record pace. This could offset what would otherwise be a consistent severely cold northern Hemispheric winter. But if global angular momentum (GLAAM) remains negative, this could offset Climate Change a bit.

If GLAAM becomes positive and El Niño strengthens

In contrast, strong El Niño events are often accompanied by positive GLAAM and warm winters. If this occurs, a bear market in natural gas prices will occur.

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January snow cover with negative and positive GLAAM

Below are images from my weather forecast program www.climatepredict.com This is available for FREE to subscribers to my WeatherWealth newsletter.

By mid-winter, negative GLAAM winters typically have above-normal snowfall in the Northeast and parts of Europe and Asia (bottom image).

Negative GLAAM usually refers to La Niña, but there are weak to moderate El Niño events that can occur and be quite snowy.

In contrast, the winters with the strongest +GLAAM (top image) and El Niño have below-normal snowfall in the eastern U.S. and would be bad news for ski resorts and bearish implications for natural gas and heating oil spreads. However, winter has not started yet and a lot can happen.

Negative GLAAM winters often are snowy in parts of the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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