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 ...

La Niña is usually associated with drier conditions across the southern part of the U.S. and wetter conditions to the north.

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.

Let’s dig into what this La Niña means for the mid-season snow forecast. La Niña is one half of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO ... October–December 2024 precipitation maps for the U.S. show ...

With a weak La Niña returning in the equatorial Pacific, our weather across the Great Lakes could turn more active for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Here's what you need to know. La Niña is the opposite phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle and often brings distinct weather patterns. During a La Niña event, cooler waters in ...

La Niña is the cool phase of ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) that is marked by sea-surface water temperatures 0.5ºC below the climatological average in a key area of the eastern Pacific.