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AS EL NINO EXITS AS EL NINO EXITS LA NINA LOOMSLA NINA LOOMS

The ocean’s surface is starting to cool, which may signal the start of a La Nina. Scientists say this pattern typically contributes to more hurricanes in the Atlantic, drought in Brazil and heavy rain in Asia.

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COVER STORY

04 | SUNDAY 29 MAY 2016

Brian K Sullivan Bloomberg

Think of it as Mother Nature’s

roller-coaster ride: the shift be-

tween the weather patterns

known as El Nino and La Nina

that, at their worst, can cause havoc

worldwide.

El Nino — spurred on by a warming

of the equatorial Pacific — has dried up

rice crops across Southeast Asia, cocoa

fields in Ghana, coffee in Indonesia and

sugar cane in Thailand since last year.

It contributed to the Western Hemi-

sphere’s strongest hurricane on record

and the planet’s warmest year since

at least the 1880s. Now the ocean’s

surface is starting to cool, which may

signal the start of a La Nina. Scien-

tists say this pattern typically contrib-

utes to more hurricanes in the Atlantic,

drought in Brazil and heavy rain in In-

donesia and India. While it might give

a boost to US natural gas, it could hurt

Australian coal operations and palm-oil

output in Malaysia. For some areas, it

may be worse than a typical El Nino.

“El Nino extremes are greater, while

La Nina lasts longer,” said Kevin Tren-

berth, distinguished senior scientist at

the National Center for Atmospheric

Research in Boulder, Colorado.

The cycles occur every two or three

years on average and help regulate the

temperature of the Earth as the equa-

torial Pacific absorbs the heat of the

sun during the El Nino and then releas-

es it into the atmosphere. That can cre-

ate a La Nina: a “recharge state” when

“the whole Earth is cooler than it was

before this started,” Trenberth said.

Forecasters on two continents have

issued La Nina watches for this year.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology says

the odds are about 50 percent. The US

Climate Prediction Center’s bet is 75

percent by December, but it says for-

mation also could come earlier: some-

time from July to September.

Peruvian fisherman centuries ago

were first to notice the ocean would of-

ten warm late in the year. They called

the phenomenon El Nino, after the

Christ child. Modern researchers came

to realise its importance to global

weather in the 1960s, when they rec-

ognised the link between warm surface

water and corresponding atmospheric

changes. They tweaked the name to El

Nino/Southern Oscillation. La Nina was

named about two decades later.

The patterns aren’t simply oppo-

site sides of the same coin. “La Nina

is more like a strong case of ‘normal,”’

Trenberth said. If a region is typically

dry, it could become arid in a La Nina.

If it’s usually wet, there may be floods.

So far, the United States hasn’t tried

to predict how strong a La Nina might

be. For both parts of the cycle, great-

er intensity means greater impact. The

ebbing El Nino was one of the three

strongest on record, generating the

hottest global temperatures in more

than 130 years, according to the U.S.

National Centers for Environmental In-

formation in Asheville, North Caroli-

na. April marked the 12th consecutive

month to set a new record.

El Nino also spurred the growth

of Hurricane Patricia last year, which

clocked winds exceeding 322km per

hour before going ashore in Mexico.

La Ninas typically produce more

hurricanes, but that may not mean

more losses: What matters most is

where the storms hit, according to Pe-

ter Hoeppe, head of Munich Re’s Geo

Risks Research/Corporate Climate

Center in Germany. And La Ninas actu-

ally have lowered the Atlantic hurricane

count in some years by bringing more

African sand storms — which reduce

the moisture hurricanes need —and

cooler water into the tropics, he said.

Mayhem on the way, this time it’s La NinaLa Nina is more like a strong case of normal. If a region is typically dry, it could become arid in a La Nina. If it’s usually wet, there may be floods.

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| 05SUNDAY 29 MAY 2016

Commercial and academic fore-

casters have said La Nina probably will

cause a slightly above-average year for

tropical storms and hurricanes. The

30-year normal for the June 1-to-No-

vember 30 season is 12. Last year, 11

storms rose out of the Atlantic. The year

before, when the El Nino was trying

to get started, only eight were named.

One storm, Alex, already formed this

past January.

While El Nino can produce a milder

winter across the northern US, La Nina

often brings chills to the Pacific North-

west, northern Great Plains and parts of

the Midwest. For places like Iowa, a ma-

jor source of corn and soybeans, timing

is key, said Harry Hillaker, the state’s cli-

matologist. If a La Nina occurs early in

summer, there’s a chance for hot and

dry weather, which can hurt the plants

as they are pollinating.

Natural-gas producers in the US

“would really like La Nina,” said Teri

Viswanath, managing director for the

commodity at PIRA Energy Group in

New York. They hope it will produce

warmer temperatures in summer and

the possibility for cooler temperatures

in winter. “A cool winter, wow, that

would be really helpful.”

For Europe, the energy prospects

are more muddled. From November

to December, the phenomenon could

mean colder temperatures and thus

higher fuel demand.

“It’s also the case that we get the

unfortunate relationship of lower wind

speeds during that period, so that could

mean we get lower wind power,” said

Hazel Thornton, manager of the UK

Met Office’s climate-change adaptation

team. After the New Year, the pattern

in Europe would typically flip, with tem-

peratures becoming milder and wind

increasing. For Brazil, La Nina is more

dangerous than El Nino because it hits

crop production “hard,” said Eduar-

do Assad, a climate researcher at Bra-

zil’s state-run agricultural research com-

pany, Embrapa. That’s because it can

bring drier conditions, which also could

damage the water supply, worsening

Sao Paulo’s water crisis, he said.

Brazil tops the world for soybeans

and oranges, and Sao Paulo is one of

the cities hosting football matches for

this year’s Olympic Games.

For India, La Nina “means good

rains,” said Atul Chaturvedi, chief execu-

tive officer of Adani Wilmar Ltd, a refin-

er and retailer of cooking oils. “India has

been reeling with poor rains for almost

two years now, so La Nina for all practi-

cal purposes should be a boon.”

It might come too late to enhance

this year’s monsoon, however, said

Dave Streit, chief operating officer for

the Commodity Weather Group in

Bethesda, Maryland.

It also may come too late to help this

year’s palm-oil crop in Malaysia, with

futures there rising in February to the

highest in eight years.

“There is no way the emergence of

La Nina, or just normal weather, will un-

do the damage done by El Nino,” said

Ling Ah Hong, director of Malaysian

plantation consultant Ganling Sdn in

Kuala Lumpur. “This is something a lot

of people misunderstand.”

An extreme La Nina could cause

yields to fall. Flooding hurts the abil-

ity to harvest and reduces the quality

of fruit, said Roy Lim, group plantations

director at Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd.,

Malaysia’s third-largest producer.

For Australia, the “main negative

impact” from La Nina is heavy rainfall

and “a disproportionate number of ma-

jor flood events,” said Blair Trewin, a cli-

matologist with the national Bureau of

Meteorology.

In 2010-2011, the pattern triggered

so much rain that 85 percent of the

continent’s coal production was hit

by flooding. Spot prices of metallurgi-

cal coal jumped to $383 by the start of

2011 from $212 per metric ton in the

third quarter of 2010, Mark Levin of

BB&T Capital Markets said in a May 10

note to clients.

La Nina returned in 2011-2012,

helping to boost wheat production to

a record 29.9 million metric tons. It al-

so caused vegetation to flourish in the

usually arid interior — which fueled

widespread grass fires when the rains

stopped. While the world waits to see

if a La Nina will develop, there’s always

a chance it could fizzle. Forecasters

were certain an El Nino would form in

2014, only to see it fall apart. The pre-

diction models are better around June

and July than they are now, according

to Michelle L’Heureux, a forecaster for

the Climate Prediction Center.

So stay tuned.

While it might give a boost to US natural gas, it could hurt Australian coal operations and palm-oil output in Malaysia. For some areas, it may be worse than a typical El Nino.

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FOOD

Season’s best strawberries are meant for this dessertBy Ellie Krieger The Washington Post

A highlight of spring for me,

something I await with in-

tense anticipation, is the

moment local strawberries

hit the farmers market. They are en-

tirely different from the berries you

get in the store year-round: small, del-

icate, plump with juice, deep ruby red

and powerfully fragrant.

Each week I buy as many as I can

carry, and the feasting begins. I go

through a fair share of them right out

of the container, pile them on cereal,

stir them into yogurt, whir them in-

to smoothies, blend them into sauce,

toss them on salads and, of course,

work them into sumptuous, healthful

desserts.

The accompanying recipe is one

of my all-time favourites, a treat that

takes strawberries and whipped

cream to another level by piling them

into parfaits with a crumble of am-

aretti cookies. The berries are simply

tossed with a little lemon juice and

honey and allowed to sit for a few

moments so they relax, meld together

and become even more sumptuous.

The whipped cream is folded with

Greek yogurt — which imparts a love-

ly, gentle tang as well as health ben-

efits —and a touch of almond extract

for aromatic flavor.

The berries and cream are layered,

with the crushed cookies placed stra-

tegically between them, so the cookie

crumbs absorb the berry juices, and

on top, where they lend a contrasting

crunch. It’s a simple but stunning des-

sert you could make any time of year

to rave reviews. But there is certain-

ly no better time to make it than now.

Strawberry Amaretto Parfaits4 servings

Make Ahead: The parfaits can be

assembled, covered and refrigerated

up to 8 hours in advance; leave off the

final topping of amaretti crumbs until

just before serving.

Ingredients1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon honey

16 ounces strawberries, hulled and

sliced

1/3 cup well-chilled heavy cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/3 cup plain low-fat Greek-style

yogurt

14 small amaretti cookies (2 ounc-

es)

StepsWhisk together the lemon juice

and honey in a medium bowl. Add the

strawberries and toss gently to coat.

Combine the heavy cream, sugar

and almond extract in the bowl of a

stand mixer or handheld electric mix-

er; beat for about 2 minutes on high

speed until soft peaks form. Use a

spatula to gently fold in the yogurt.

Place the cookies in a zip-top bag;

seal, pressing as much air out as pos-

sible, then use a rolling pin or mallet

to crush them to the consistency of

large crumbs.

To make the parfaits, dollop 1 ta-

blespoon of the whipped cream mix-

ture into each serving bowl or glass.

Top each portion with 2 tablespoons

of the cookie crumbs, then a quarter

of the dressed, sliced berries. Com-

plete the layering with 1 tablespoon

of the whipped cream mixture, then 1

tablespoon of cookie crumbs.

Serve right away.

Nutrition | Per serving (using half

the cream mixture): 110 calories, 2 g

protein, 17 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat,

3 g saturated fat, 15 mg cholesterol,

10 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber, 15 g

sugar.

Krieger is the host of “Ellie’s Real Good Food” on public television. She blogs and offers a weekly newsletter at www.elliekrieger.com.

| 11SUNDAY 29 MAY 2016

HEALTH & FITNESS

12 | SUNDAY 29 MAY 2016

Dry skin, aches, puffy face & fatigue: The thyroid was faultyBy Suzanne Allard Levingston The Washington Post

The news my doctor gave me at

my recent annual physical was

surprising — and a little alarm-

ing: My blood tests showed

that my thyroid was sputtering out. If

I were a car, as my doc explained it, I’d

be operating on two to four cylinders

instead of the eight needed to motor

through life. He told me that I had a

condition called hypothyroidism and

that I needed medication.

Like most people, I’m loath to ac-

quire a new medical label, so I didn’t

want to believe it. I had had some ran-

dom complaints, but surely they were

not enough for such a diagnosis.

I headed home and searched the

Mayo Clinic’s website. I discovered that

my patchwork of complaints — weird

aches that sometimes made it painful

to stand or move, and persistent dry

skin that felt, well, vaguely reptilian —

were more than random. I felt an in-

tense fatigue that oddly made it diffi-

cult to rest and left me lying bolt awake

at night, as if I’d been plugged into an

electrical socket. Another symptom,

a puffy face, helped me understand

where my cheekbones had gone. Tack

on weight gain, hoarseness and de-

pression, and it all added up to hy-

pothyroidism.

For a little gland, the thyroid has a

big job. At just two inches long, this but-

terfly-shaped structure at the base of

the front of the neck controls the me-

tabolism and energy for virtually eve-

ry organ system, Smallridge explained.

People tend to think of the thyroid in

terms of weight and metabolism, but

it also controls the heart, brain, mus-

cles, digestion, breathing and fertility.

“It has some say in everything,” he said.

The thyroid gets its orders from its

master gland at the base of the brain,

the pituitary. Arvan described the thy-

roid as a furnace, supplying hormones

(called T4 and T3) that help control

metabolism, including calorie burn-

ing. T4, known as thyroxine, circulates

in the bloodstream, and a tiny fraction

of that T4 is continuously converted to

T3, the active form of thyroid hormone.

The pituitary acts as the thermostat,

regulating T4 and T3 levels. A thermo-

stat sends a signal to a furnace when

more heat is needed. Likewise, if more

thyroid hormone is needed, the pitui-

tary sends a signal called thyroid stim-

ulating hormone, or TSH, to the thyroid

to activate it.

If the thyroid doesn’t supply

enough hormone, the pituitary keeps

sending the TSH signal. Doctors meas-

ure the blood level of TSH in diagnos-

ing thyroid problems. Hypothyroidism

indicates too little thyroid hormone in

the blood, as opposed to hyperthy-

roidism, which indicates too much hor-

mone.

Additional testing may be needed.

If you’re not getting enough thyroid

hormone, medication usually helps.

The synthetic thyroid hormone lev-

othyroxine was the most prescribed

drug, branded and generic, in the Unit-

ed States in 2014 and 2015, according

to IMS Health.

Once you start on the medication,

you will probably be taking it for the

rest of your life, working with your doc-

tor to stay on top of your condition.

Finding the proper dose is an art as

well as a science.

Before blood testing can determine

if a levothyroxine dose is correct, the

body needs at least five to six weeks

to build up new hormone levels. Dos-

age is adjusted gradually, especial-

ly for older patients, Smallridge said.

Most patients start feeling much better

within a few weeks.

For my elevated TSH, I was pre-

scribed an initial low dose of 25 micro-

grams of levothyroxine and instructed

to double the dose after two weeks.

In the United States, the leading

cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimo-

to’s thyroiditis, in which immune cells

attack the thyroid. For reasons that are

not clear, this condition is seven to nine

times more common in women than

men, Arvan said.

Other causes of inadequate thyroid

in the body could be the surgical re-

moval of the thyroid (for cancer or oth-

er reasons); radiation treatment for

Graves’ disease and other conditions;

some medications, and problems with

the pituitary.

The thyroid needs iodine to fuel it-

self and create hormones. Worldwide,

the leading cause of hypothyroidism is

inadequate iodine. This is not the case

in countries such as the United States

that supplement the food supply with

iodine and where iodized salt has been

used for almost a century. Iodine is al-

so found in dairy, fish, some baked

goods and eggs. Iodine deficiency can

cause mental and physical retardation,

so pregnant women should take pre-

natal vitamins containing potassium io-

dide, Smallridge said.

For those whose hypothyroidism is

well treated, no special nutrition or ex-

ercise is needed other than to follow

the government’s dietary and fitness

guidelines for all, Arvan said.

Now that I’m feeling better, the

next part of my health journey is fight-

ing the battle of the bulge — trying to

drop those extra pounds I acquired in

the past few years.

For a little gland, the thyroid has a big job. At just two inches long, this butterfly-shaped structure at the base of the front of the neck controls the metabolism and energy for virtually every organ system.

| 13ENTERTAINMENT

IANS

Actress Kalki Koechlin on Thurs-

day said her “Waiting” co-star

Naseeruddin Shah constant-

ly surprises everyone with his

performance and even argues for the

honesty of his character.

“Naseer is amazing; he is obvious-

ly a very talented actor. He is also ex-

tremely spontaneous; he’s constantly

surprising us. He is also someone who

really argues for the truth and honesty

of a character, tooth and nail; it’s amaz-

ing,” Kalki said in an interview.

The two have worked together in

Anurag Kashyap’s “That Girl in Yellow

Boots”, and in “Zindagi Na Milegi Do-

bara” in which they didn’t have any

scenes together.

About her character, she said,

“Slightly entitled, bratty girl, fast-paced

social media advertising girl and she

has to come to terms with reality when

her husband goes into coma. Suddenly

none of the things she placed so much

importance on matter, and she needs

to face herself, she needs to internalise

herself and find strength within her-

self.”

“Me and Anu (Menon) worked

closely to get Tara right. A lot of it was

trying to find the lingo, how she would

talk, like she’s always talking about Fa-

cebook and Twitter and is always mix-

ing her English and Hindi up. Then the

kajal and the dark hair.”

The film narrates the story of the

characters of Kalki and Shah, who de-

velop a bond when both of them are

waiting in the waiting room of a hospi-

tal for their spouses to spring back to

life from the state of coma.

About the challenges she faced,

Kalki said, “There weren’t too many

challenges actually; it was a really good

shoot. We had a good pace; we did the

entire film in one schedule, in 28 days.

What I found hard were the emotion-

al scenes. There are scenes you can’t

prepare for; you just have to jump right

into it. But overall, I enjoyed the expe-

rience.”

“It’s a film that really pulls the heart

strings; a film that appreciates the pre-

ciousness of life. Sometimes we get in-

to such a daily routine and fast-paced

life that we forget to realise that we are

alive. And this film reminds you of that,”

she added.

“Waiting”, directed by Anu Menon,

also stars Rajat Kapoor and Suhasini

Maniratnam.

Naseeruddin Shah constantly surprises us: Kalki Koechlin

IANS

Renowned film-maker Shek-

har Kapur launched his

new documentary on hu-

manitarian spiritual lead-

er, Mata Amritanandamayi, known

simply as ‘Amma’ to million of her

devotees, describing it a “spiritual

search and scientific quest”.

The 50-minute documenta-

ry entitled “The Science of Com-

passion” investigates the source of

human compassion and creativity

of Mata Amritanandamayi, who is

based in Kerala’s Kollam district.

Shot at her ashram for four

days during her 60th birthday cel-

ebrations in September 2013, it in-

cludes a rare private interview with

Amma, Nobel laureate scientist Le-

land Hartwell and other celebrities

who discuss her unique approach

to life and how love transformed

their lives.

“The search for what lies be-

yond our own individuality has

been with me since I was 15 years

of age. I have been grappling with

questions — What is the true na-

ture of love, is there love beyond

ownership, what is compassion,”

said Kapur at the launch.

He wondered whether if a per-

son becomes more compassion-

ate, does it alter his/her physiology,

make them more intuitive, and is it

an act, state of mind or state of be-

ing. “It is not only a spiritual search

for me, but a scientific quest. Meet-

ing Amma on her 60th birthday

was a huge opportunity to inves-

tigate these deeper truths,” Kapur

said, describing the “unique experi-

ence” of being in her presence and

feeling “the energy radiating from

her”.

“When you ask infinite ques-

tions, you cannot expect answers

in finite ways — in fact, there are no

answers. There is only experienc-

ing. When you go to Amma, you go

for the experience of her — I have

not remained unaffected,” he add-

ed.

Mata Amritanandamayi Math

vice chairman and Amma’s sen-

iormost disciple, Swami Amritas-

warupananda lauded Kapur for

capturing her unique combination

of beauty, grace, humility and wis-

dom through the biopic.

Shekhar Kapur’s documentary on Mata Amritanandamayi released

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Yesterday’s answer

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is

a number-placing puzzle based on a 9×9

grid. The object is to place the numbers

1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each

row, each column and each 3×3 box

contains the same number only once.

Yesterday’s answer

MEDIUM SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

CROSSWORD

BRAIN TEASERS

Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

AMAZON, ARKANSAS,

COLORADO, CONGO,

DANUBE, ELBE, EUPHRATES,

GANGES, HUDSON, INDUS,

JORDAN, LIMPOPO, LOIRE,

MEKONG, MISSISSIPPI,

MISSOURI, MURRAY, NILE,

ORINOCO, RHINE, RIO

GRANDE, SEINE, SHANNON,

THAMES, TIBER, TIGRIS,

VOLGA, YANGTZE, YUKON,

ZAMBEZI.

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