i live in Lebanon, in the middle east region. befor i learned about El nino/ La nina, since i was young i noticed severe changes in our local weather. the 1997 i was still in the university , and most of the days i had to return home " swimming", because of the heavy rainfall, a storm after a storm were heading toward us. in 2002 , i was pregnant , and people kept skiing until july ( night ski ).the last two and half years were like a permanent spring, in the map above nothing mentioned our area. so , if this year is going to be a nino year , and the weather is going to dramatically change, i will inform you.