Variations in temperature, precipitation, and humidity can influence the spread of infectious diseases, including by altering ...

La Niña, the cool-water “little sister” of El Niño, took its time coming to life this season. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific didn’t definitively dip below the La Niña threshold ...

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

After a period of persistent La Niña conditions, the equatorial Pacific Ocean is showing strong signs of a shift toward the ...

Scientists were somewhat surprised when the world notched its warmest January on record this year despite the presence of a ...

The results suggest that atmospheric rivers can override traditional El Niño/La Niña predictions. During these anomalous years, just a few powerful atmospheric rivers could transform an expected ...

La Niña conditions are weakening, transitioning to a neutral ENSO state expected to stabilize weather through summer. This change could impact global crop yields, especially in regions like the ...

The weak La Niña event that emerged in December 2024 is likely to be short-lived, according to the latest World ...

Have you ever seen an El Niño or La Niña outlook and, several months later, heard that the world is still experiencing those climate patterns, despite forecasts predicting that the event would ...

Predicting the onset and intensity of the weather-roiling El Niño and La Niña events is crucial for global markets, and meteorologists need to get the messaging right or risk sparking confusion ...