La Niña Arrives: What Forecasters Predict of Climate Pattern
La Niña, the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters, has finally arrived, but forecasters predict it is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as typically seen.
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La Niña is finally here but it won't stay for long
After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases ...
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La Niña Has Arrived—Here’s What To Expect
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 ...
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NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems
La Nina, the flip side of the better-known El Nino, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide.
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‘Unusual’ and weak La Niña confirmed, offers cooling respite after record El Niño
La Niña is part of a natural climate dynamic, along with the better-known El Niño, called El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). La Niña is ENSO’s cool phase, while El Niño is its warm phase.
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La Nina climate pattern officially arrives and is expected to persist through winter
there's a 60% chance for La Niña to fade with the climate pattern returning to neutral status – neither La Niña or El Niño. "That’s not to say it’s impossible for this La Niña to last ...