La Niña is a part of the El Niño southern oscillation, a climate fluctuation that slowly sloshes vast bodies of water and ...
MINNEAPOLIS — After a long wait, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says La Niña is officially here. That's when the sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific ...
A La Niña climate pattern has officially arrived, meteorologists said Thursday, which is linked to weather trends characterized by warmer, drier conditions across most southern states with ...
The conditions are opposite during La Nina, when cooler Pacific temperatures result in downdrafts there, and reduced wind shear where tropical systems form in the Atlantic. (NOAA Climate.gov ...
NOAA forecasters have been expecting La Niña for months. The previous La Niña concluded in 2023 after an abnormal three-year stretch. Michelle L'Heureux, head of NOAA's El Niño team ...
First predicted to form last summer, climate troublemaker La Niña has developed at last, federal climate scientists announced Thursday morning. However, the pattern is a weak one, and isn't ...
La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch. The climate pattern — which typically has an outsized influence on winter weather in the US — is rather weak ...