If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural La Niña phenomenon, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo. In fact, January 2025’s record ...
TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there were no clear indications of El Nino or La Nina events, although La Nina characteristics were becoming evident. The bureau ...
Many wonder why, but the lack of snow potential is mainly due to a weak La Niña. This means sea-surface temperatures over the Pacific Ocean are slightly cooler than average. This affects jet ...
January 2025 was the hottest on record—a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world ...
Entering 2025 with the influence of La Nina, last month unexpectedly was recorded as the hottest January on record, according to Levent Kurnaz, director of the Climate Change and Policy ...
La Niña is the opposite of El Niño. Trade winds are even stronger than usual during La Niña events, pushing warm water toward Asia. Off the west coast of the U.S., upwelling increases ...
La Nina typically leads to colder ocean temperatures and is linked to climatic disruptions. This image is AI-generated and does not depict any real-life event or location. It is a fictional ...
While NOAA confirmed its presence in early 2025, this La Niña is weaker than past events and may not last long. After seven months of anticipation, La Niña—the cooler counterpart to El Niño—finally ...
IF you are old enough you will most likely remember the 1997-1998 El Niño event. One of the strongest El Niños on record, it brought severe droughts, haze, crop failures, and water rationing.
La Niña events are typically defined when SOI values are sustained above +7 and NINO3.4 temperatures are more than −0.8 °C below average. Events that maintain index values close to these thresholds ...
According to a report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “ENSO events peak in the northern Hemisphere winter, and there’s just not a lot of time for La Niña to ...