What La Nina means for winter weather [VIDEO]

October 29th, 1:22am October 29th, 1:22am

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The cooler ocean temperatures of La Nina this year could have a significant effect on our winter weather. New predictions just released by government forecasters call for a warmer, drier Southwest and a wetter Pacific Northwest. And while the year is still tied as the hottest on record globally, a cooling La Nina makes it doubtful that 2010 will end as the warmest year ever. Learn more in the latest video from Climate Central: