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

The warm waters of El Nino tend to strengthen around Christmas, which is why Peruvian fishermen dubbed the phenomenon "boy child," after Jesus. La Nina is the opposite, cold water phenomenon.

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.

El Niño and La Niña are now happening on top of the effects of global warming, causing 2023 to be the warmest year on record. Since summer 2023, the world has had 13 straight months of record ...

La Niña and El Niño are the opposite phases of what is called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, ... The weather phenomenon known as El Niño can cause dramatic effects around the world.

The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. It’s cool flip side, La Nina, is likely to breeze in just in time for peak ...

El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that form part of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, significantly impacting global weather patterns, ecosystems, and economies ...

The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. It’s cool flip side, La Nina, is likely to breeze in just in time for peak ...

A 1999 economic study found that drought from La Nina cost the United States agriculture between $2.2 billion to $6.5 billion, which is far more than the $1.5 billion cost of El Nino. A neutral ...