Understanding the Enigma of El Niño El Niño is a fascinating climate phenomenon that impacts weather and ecosystems worldwide ...

After much of the world experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, the U.S. has seen a lot of cold and snow for January. This warmth was partly fueled by a strong El Nino that peaked last year ...

Meteorologists say a weak La Nina weather event has arrived but will bring fewer storms than usual. Here's how the Pacific El Nino and La Nina weather phases can influence extreme weather globally.

Pagasa expects the tropical Pacific to transition back to Enso-neutral conditions—when neither El Niño nor La Niña is present—by March-April-May 2025. Enso-neutral conditions are ...

says “La Nina conditions are present” currently but its data show that Ocean Nino Index (ONI) value has not reached the threshold. CPC considers El Niño or La Niña conditions to occur when ...

By Shanna Hanbury It’s official: a weak La Niña came into fruition in late December and is expected, with significant ...

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems Last winter (2023-2024) was an El Niño winter marked by cooler and wetter weather for the ...

While present, this La Niña event is expected to be a weak one, though. “There is a 60% chance that this event will transition to [El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or] ENSO neutral by the March ...

Let’s break it down below. La Niña is part of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, a climate pattern marked by changes in the ocean temperatures in the eastern and central tropical ...

A weak La Niña is present and expected to continue through the rest of winter. La Niña/El Niño are phases in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern which has a domino effect ...

We are halfway through winter and after an exceptionally warm start, North America’s winter is transitioning toward more predictable patterns with La Niña ... effects from El Niño-neutral ...

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 ...