La Niña is a part of the El Niño southern oscillation, a climate fluctuation that slowly sloshes vast bodies of water and ...

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an ...

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift ...

An El Niño — the opposite of La Niña and stemming from warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures — during late 1997 led to above-average rainfall that spurred the growth of vegetation. It was ...

Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface, and their warming is gravely concerning. So how much is down to climate change?

As we continue to warm moving into February, it appears latest trends suggest a classic "what goes up, must come down" type ...

Despite concerns about Hershey's future prospects, the past says that every cocoa crisis has been overcome, leading to strong ...

Australia's weather is influenced by many climate drivers. El Niño and La Niña have the strongest influence on year-to-year climate variability for most of the country. They are part of a natural ...

To monitor the Pacific Ocean for signs of El Niño or La Niña, climatologists use several SST indices. These indices measure the difference between the current sea surface temperature and its long-term ...

With the weak La Nina conditions setting-in last month, this phase would continue till April, IMD has said. El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a warm phase, known as El Nino whose development has ...