Following the powerful El Niño of 2023–2024, one of the most intense in recent memory, climate scientists are now turning ...

The latest forecast indicates La Niña conditions could return just in time for winter despite El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral conditions well past the end of summer, according to the National ...

The climate pattern had been anticipated for months but didn’t fully emerge until late December, and even then, it arrived at minimal strength and faded quickly. As of mid-April, more than ...

La Niña, which is expected to develop between August and October, could have a major impact on hurricane season. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP) ...

La Niña isn’t here yet, but has a 60% chance of emerging through November, according to the Climate Prediction Center. Once it arrives, it’ll stick around all winter and likely persist into ...

La Niña is partly defined by periods of below-average surface temperatures in the Pacific, as well as a northward shift of the jet stream — the atmosphere’s racetrack for storms from the Pacific.

La Niña is favored to emerge in September-November (60% chance) and is expected to persist through January-March 2025. A #LaNina Watch remains in effect.

After three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn pattern, La Niña has officially ended and El Niño is on the way, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

The long-promised La Niña climate pattern hasn't yet formed but is still expected to within the next month or so, federal scientists say. Specifically, the Climate Prediction Center said Thursday ...

A moderate La Niña has anomalies that range from -1.0 °C to -1.4 °C, and when water temperatures are at least -1.5 °C below normal, a La Niña is considered to be strong.