In El Niño, because the warm water stays in the eastern Pacific, the convection occurs there. In La Niña, the eastern Pacific stays colder, and the convection occurs much farther to the west.

The current El Niño is now one of the strongest on record, new data shows, catapulting it into rare “super El Niño” territory, but forecasters believe that La Niña is likely to develop in ...

El Niño and La Niña significantly impact Earth's weather patterns. We explore the events in more detail here and take a look at how they impact Earth's weather.

Rippey says just like the impacts of El Niño are still being felt four months after its peak, the claws of La Niña may not come until fall. “Even if we make that transition into La Niña by ...

After three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn pattern, La Niña has officially ended and El Niño is on the way, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

La Niña and El Niño are the opposite phases of what is called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. During an El Niño period, it can be dryer and warmer than usual in the northern United ...

A strong El Niño pattern has been in place over the Pacific Ocean during the 2023-2024 winter season. This year's winter impacts of warmer weather may vary wildly as the Pacific Northwest ...

La Ninas tend to develop from March to June and reach peak intensity at the end of the year and into the next February, according to Vernon Kousky, NOAA's top El Nino/La Nina expert.

El Niño helped drive global average temperatures to new records over the last year. Forecasters say it's waning, but that 2024 may still be one for the record books.