five-thirty-eight

The 538 comment system appears to not be working, probably because of my current highly suspicious location, so I figured I'd put my comment here (since I spent a whole minute writing it): "Long-range forecast models have come to a consensus recently that a minor to moderate El Niño pattern may develop six to nine months from now. That just isn't true. Forecasts suggest a 50-50 chance of El Nino, but this is hard to predict. There is no consensus that an El Nino will develop among forecasters who are always super cautious about this prediction and there is only a 50-50 chance. Also, I see…