but a weak atmospheric river season can turn it into a dry year. This means we can't trust El Niño and La Niña completely to make accurate water year predictions." Scientists expect these rivers ...

An analysis done by Our World in Data finds recent La Niña years are hotter than past El Niño years as world faces global ...

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

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

The ongoing climate shift from El Nino to a weak La Nina phase this year is expected to bring slightly wet weather mainly to ...

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

Meteorological reports show January 2025 was the warmest on record, despite the chillier weather late last year.

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 ...

La Niña hangs on or returns: If La Niña were to linger or make a comeback for 2025-26, we could be looking at a very similar winter to this one. The Northwest would likely continue its winning streak ...

Between the two extremes of the ENSO, El Niño occurrences outnumber La Niña events by a factor of three to two, but recent cycles have gone against the norm. In years when neither event is in ...

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 ...