If you live in a city where a meteorologist mentions an "La Niña" or "El Niño" it is important to distinguish the difference between the two.
La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch, and it could impact its influence on the weather.
The Philippines remains under a La Niña alert, with weak La Niña conditions likely to persist until the February-March-April season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Wednesday.
NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate.
A La Niña advisory is in effect. La Niña occurs when the ocean's surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific reach a specific cooler-than-average level, as circled below. In addition, the response of atmospheric circulations globally are also considered.
La Niña has finally materialized. Here’s what that means for South Carolina weather and snow during the rest of the winter.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) announced Thursday that water temperatures in critical parts of the Pacific Ocean had finally reached the threshold required for La Niña to emerge in December.
A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual.
La Niña Definition La Niña is one half of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle—when the east-central tropical Pacific turns cooler than average and the Walker circulation (the prevailing atmospheric pattern over the Pacific) strengthens.
With below-average temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, the Climate Prediction Center says La Niña is here to stay this winter.
She’s back! La Niña has arrived, and its global ripple effects are already taking shape. Cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, combined with stronger trade winds, are influencing weather patterns
The planet-cooling climate pattern known as La Niña is here, scientists said Thursday, but it cannot prevent 2025 from being one of the hottest years on record.