Scientists say that while La Niña conditions could emerge to slightly cool global temperatures in 2025, the planet is still ...

The planet-cooling climate pattern known as La Niña is here, scientists said Thursday, but it cannot prevent 2025 from being ...

The phenomenon is expected to last until April, with more humidity in Central America and northern South America, and more ...

After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases ...

The previous La Niña concluded in 2023 after an abnormal three-year stretch. Michelle L'Heureux, head of NOAA's El Niño team, told The Associated Press (AP), that the warming of the world's ...

The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) announced Thursday that water temperatures in critical parts of the Pacific Ocean had finally reached the threshold required for La Niña to emerge in December.

Its delayed arrival may have been influenced by the world's oceans being much warmer the last few years, said Michelle L'Heureux, head of NOAA's El Nino team. “It’s totally not clear why this La Nina ...

La Niña has arrived and is likely to be impacting the winter season, including how much snow and rain New England might see ...

An El Niño weather pattern—La Niña’s counterpart—brought the warmest winter on record last year. La Niña conditions emerged in December and will likely persist through April, though the ...

But despite this, 2025 is still likely to be among the three hottest years on record, according to the UK’s weather and climate agency, the Met Office. El Niño and La Niña are two opposing ...

La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch, and it could impact its influence on the weather.