A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause ...

A detailed analysis found La Niña began in December 2024 with a weak La Niña favored during the rest of this winter.

In today's climate classroom we are discussing the weather and climate reasons behind LA's most destructive fires on record - ...

(CPC.ncep.noaa.gov) London | Reuters — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific remain neutral, meaning that neither El Niño nor La Niña weather patterns are prevailing ... northwestern and ...

Global temperatures for 2023 and 2024 were at record highs in part due to the meteorological phenomenon of El Niño. However, the natural climate pattern subsided earlier this year – meaning ...

The past year is certain to be the hottest on record, according to European scientists, and the first to see average global temperatures surpass the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius ...

New Zealand farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops, hitting dairy farmers already feeling the effects of plunging milk prices. An El Nino ...

In its active phase, it can trigger or add fuel to El Nino fire. But the pattern is currently above the maritime continent, the name used primarily by meteorologists and oceanographers for ...

even though atmospheric conditions are showing characteristics typical of the pattern. So, what’s going on? Why are parts of the world experiencing La Niña-related events without an official La Niña ...

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at [email protected]. Those easterly winds out of the Columbia River Gorge can either ...

Encouraged by the bureau, Australians have long kept an eye on La Nina and El Nino patterns that have traditionally heralded above-average rainfall or a hot, dry summer. But the bureau said ...