A climate phenomenon known as El Niño Costero may be developing near Peru, potentially spelling an early end to La Niña.

This is due to the ever-present jet stream that typically moves from west to east over the Pacific Ocean. The term La Niña is used to define the phenomenon in which the water temperature of the ...

One culprit behind this powder disparity is La Niña—a climate pattern known to tip the snow scales—which arrived fashionably ...

The time of year presents challenges for global climate models, which struggle to predict the strength and demise of El Niño and La Niña events. Last year, for example, models predicted the ...

The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological ...

The contrasting styles underscore the challenge for agencies seeking to balance demands for certainty against the volatility of weather ...

Given that the weather phenomenon can override others such as El Niño and La Niña, researchers at the Scripps Institution of ...

Have you ever seen an El Niño or La Niña outlook and ... predictability barrier" comes into focus. The world saw an example of running into the spring predictability barrier in 2024, when ...

For example, during 2023's La Niña, California experienced a series of nine atmospheric rivers that added up to the state's 10th wettest year on record. Despite El Niño and La Niña's pervasive ...

Climate change is growing stronger and more robust, and the cooling, counter effects of La Nina may not be effective in a ...

During and just after La Nina, the highest and average daily temperatures tend to be lowered, but high temperatures can still occur, said MSS. For example, in the last La Nina event that extended ...