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

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

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...