As the temperature dipped in the Northern Hemisphere over December 2024 , a delayed La Nina weather event finally arrived in the tropical Pacific Ocean, say meteorologists.   Marked by colder surface ...

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.

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 ...

La Niña is simply cooler than average equatorial Pacific waters which has an influence on our weather across the globe. It is the opposite of the better-known El Niño-- warmer than average ...

Australia's weather is influenced by many climate drivers. El Niño and La Niña have perhaps the strongest influence on year-to-year climate variability in Australia. They are a part of a natural cycle ...

To monitor the Pacific Ocean for signs of El Niño or La Niña, climatologists use several SST indices. These indices measure the difference between the current sea surface temperature and its long-term ...

Three recent studies reveal how the interplay between El Niño and long-term global warming drove the record-breaking global ...

The reason for this prediction is due to La Niña conditions that are currently present and predicted to persist through April 2025. In a La Niña pattern, the trade winds push warmer water toward ...

The first weekend of February will be a good example of the kind of weather that may be most common for the rest of this winter.