Neutral conditions remain in place, but a La Niña watch is still in effect. La Niña occurs when the ocean's surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (circled below) ...
During La Nina, strong trade winds push warm surface water westward, allowing colder water from the deep ocean to rise up along the South American coast ...
Even if a La Niña event does emerge, its short-term cooling impact will be insufficient to counterbalance the warming effect of record heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere," said WMO ...
"Even if a La Niña event does emerge, its short-term cooling impact will be insufficient to counterbalance the warming effect of record heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere," WMO ...
What is a La Nina? Like El Niño, La Niña is a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that can affect weather worldwide, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National ...