Our cat follows me wherever I go in the yard. And if we are sitting on the deck he is either at our feet in the shade of the table or sitting on the table on his back begging for a belly rub.
Yeah upwelling has slowed. Eventual amplitude will probably hinge how strong trades get over the dateline during J/A/S.
The summer season probably is very niña-like due to low frequency coupling w/ the -PMM, but as the ITCZ moves southward later in the year, if the niña is muted, some of those ENSO characteristics could fade from the pattern and MJO/intraseasonal stuff would take over. Maybe.