Experts are saying that this year's is the biggest one yet! There are gigantic hot spots on the Pacific Ocean floor — acting like the burners on a kitchen stove. These burners are elevating the ocean's water temperature, releasing enormous amounts of precipitation into the atmosphere, which in turn, affect wind patterns. High winds mixed with heavy rain are predicted.

The symptoms of this year's El Niño are beginning to manifest themselves already. Large fish populations are already dying from environmental upheaval and the El Niño storms have recently pummeled the western coast of Chile with hurricane-level rains and winds. Surfers in southern California say that the water is much warmer than normal for this time of year. Ocean fishermen are catching marlin right in the marinas — unheard of! I heard a radio broadcast today, where a Los Angeles' councilman put out a call to have 40,000 storm drains serviced in anticipation of El Niño rains. Hurricane patterns are being affected — worldwide. Mexico is on hurricane standby as I write this article. Another radio broadcast I heard was by FEMA, (Federal Emergency Management Association), the arm of the federal government that provides emergency financial relief to victims of catastrophic, natural events, (earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc.). They have a flood insurance program being formulated for those who cannot acquire it due to their properties being classified as being in "flood districts."

The predicted path for El Niño is that it will rise over our westerly coastline along California and get caught up in the Jet Stream, which travels from the west in an easterly pattern, which could carry it inland. Other predictions include at least triple the normal rainfall with rising shorelines, endangering sea level, coastal cities.

California is beginning to feel the early warning signs with mysterious rains. Hurricane Nora, for example, has already created millions of dollars of damage in two cities. A recent TV broadcast flashed the screen with an overnight flood in Seal Beach, a coastal community 25 miles south of Los Angeles. Residents were knee-deep in water. Roof leaks created enormous structural damage. One carpet-cleaning entrepreneur walked through the rubble offering his services and distributing flyers. The newscaster held up the flyer for the camera and said, "This company will make a lot of money today."