Dallas Morning News: The best hope for an end to the current Texas drought sits simmering thousands of miles away in the central Pacific Ocean.
But even if El Nio emerged tomorrow as a full-grown meteorological force, it could be a long time before we see the rain it tends to send our way.
Theres probably not much hope from El Nio, not until next winter, said John Nielsen-Gammon, the state climatologist and a professor at Texas A&M. Theres not a lot that drives us in any particular direction now. Its just...