1.  Bell described the links between Pacific water and weather in the United States in terms of the transport of heat.

2.  A key factor is La Nina, the abnormal cooling of water in equatorial Pacific waters.

3.  A new maritime communications agreement will help prevent accidental confrontations between American and Chinese naval units in Pacific waters.

4.  Air that originated over mild Pacific waters will cover most of the nation, resulting in temperatures near normal or above.

5.  But both those countries are close to the gigantic pool of Pacific water where El Nino fluctuations take place, while the new link spans much of the world.

6.  By contrast, those same high-altitude winds are weaker during La Nina years, when Pacific waters are cooler.

7.  Candlestick light towers sway in the Bay winds, and we wonder if Orlando Cepeda ever hit one into the Pacific waters.

8.  Climatologists are blaming the trend on La Nina, a cooling of Pacific waters off the coast of South American that affects global weather.

9.  During summer, which is thunderstorm season for most of the country, cool Pacific waters and high-level warm air stabilize the atmosphere, inhibiting West Coast thunder.

10.  El Nino is a warming of Pacific waters that influences climate worldwide.