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El Nino Really Coming to the Aid of California? Continued from Pg1
The August report stated that “forecaster consensus unanimously favors a strong El Niño,” with peak three-month-average sea surface temperatures that could exceed 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in the Niño 3.4 region. If the forecast turns out to be accurate, "it will place the 2015 event among the strongest El Niños,” Emily Becker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration wrote on NOAA's website Climate. gov. Bill Patzert, a climatologist for the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, told the Los Angeles Times that it had the potential to be the “Godzilla El Niño.” He added El Niño’s signal in the ocean was “stronger” in August than it was in the summer of 1997, when the most powerful El Niño on record developed. “Everything now is going to the right way for El Niño,” Patzert told the Times. “If this lines up to its potential, this thing can bring a lot of
floods, mudslides, and mayhem.” Storms in early 1998 brought flooding and mudslides that left 17 people dead and caused more than half a billion dollars in damage to the state. Though many in the state are anticipating the possible deluge this coming winter, an El Niño may not mean much for California's water supply, state and federal officials cautioned. El Niños have only a weak - or sometimes no correlation with increased precipitation in Northern and Central California and in the upper Colorado River basin, areas where the Golden State gets most of its water. In the central Sierra Nevada, where mountain snowpack flows into statewide drinking supply come spring, it would take 2 1/2 to three times the average annual precipitation to balance the snowpack deficit created by the drought, said Kevin Werner, NOAA's director of western region climate services. The wet-
test year on record in that region, 1983, brought only 1.9 times the average annual precipitation, Werner said. "So we would need something in excess of the wettest year on record to balance that four-year deficit," Werner said. The state Department of Water Resources reiterated the drought-related message in a news release. “California cannot count on potential El Niño conditions to halt or reverse drought conditions,” state climatologist Michael Anderson said in the release. “Historical weather data shows us that at best, there is a 50/50 chance of having a wetter winter. Unfortunately, due to shifting climate patterns, we cannot even be that sure.” El Niño occurs roughly every two to seven years, according to NOAA. It is a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean that results from the interaction between the ocean’s surface layers and overlying atmosphere.
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Huntington Hospital on Cutting Edge of Fetal Surgery Program Identifies and Treats Medical Problems in Children While In Utero
- Photo by Terry Miller
Huntington Memorial Hospital, in partnership with USC Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health (IMFH), successfully completed its first fetal surgery recently. It marks the beginning of an additional way in which Huntington Hospital supports women, fetuses, and infants in need of surgery. The Fetal Surgery Program identifies and treats medical problems in children while they are still in the womb through a technique, called “operative fetoscopy,” and is performed under local anesthesia via an incision. Huntington Hospital is one of the very few hospitals in the country to offer this life-saving treatment. “Huntington Hospital’s collaboration with IMFH is a testament to the hospital’s reputation of provid-
ing high-quality care and positive outcomes,” said Jennifer Castaldo, associate chief nurse executive and clinical director, maternal child services, Huntington Hospital. “Expert physicians combined with the highly skilled nursing and support services at Huntington Hospital are the perfect team to offer this ground-breaking service.” Over the past several decades, physicians and mothers-to-be alike have seen an evolution of care for babies still in the womb. These breakthroughs can be attributed to the availability of new high-resolution obstetrical ultrasounds and other prenatal screening and diagnostic techniques. Until recently, there has been limited success in the treatment of fetal and placental problems. Parents
were left with few options once a fetal abnormality was diagnosed. Fortunately, recent technological advances in microsurgical instrumentation have allowed physicians surgical access into the womb. Steve Ralph, President and CEO of Huntington Hospital, said of today’s inaugural surgery “I am proud of the collaboration and teamwork that made this program a reality, and that we can now offer this incredible service to our community.” Huntington Hospital officials are pleased to report that both mom and baby were doing very well following the procedure, and resting comfortably. For more information, please visit http://www. huntingtonhospital.com/ Main/FetalSurgery.aspx.
A man living in the San Gabriel Valley has died of West Nile virus, County health officials said Tuesday. This is the first death of the 2015 season, according to a statement. The patient was an elderly man who had pre-existing health conditions and was hospitalized in late August. He died this month. So far this year, 18 West Nile infections have been reported in Los Angeles County, the statement said. In 2014, 218 human infections of the virus were reported, the second highest count documented in the county since
2004. Seven people died of the virus last year, according to county data. West Nile is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus. Symptoms include fever, headache and body aches. People with preexisting conditions and those older than 50 have the highest risk of coming down with severe disease. Most people who become infected do not show symptoms of the illness, but some may become ill 3-14 days after being bit. “Mosquitoes are the
primary pathway to human infection with West Nile virus and we are entering the period of increased transmission,” county Interim Health Officer Jeffrey Gunzenhauser said in the statement. County health officials are encouraging residents to take precautions and avoid mosquito bites by applying insect repellent when outside and getting rid of pools of stagnant water. As of Sept. 4, West Nile has been detected in 118 mosquito collection sites, 12 dead birds and 6 chickens across the county, officials said.
West Nile Claims Life of San Gabriel Valley Man