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 ...

and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters have been expecting La Nina for months. Its delayed arrival may have been influenced — or masked — by the world's oceans being ...

Michelle L'Heureux, head of NOAA's El Niño team, told The Associated Press (AP), that the warming of the world's ocean in recent years may have influenced La Niña's late arrival. However ...

(NEXSTAR) – After months of teasing, a La Niña winter has finally started – but we don’t blame you if you haven’t noticed. This year’s La Niña is looking short and weak. That makes it ...

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 ...

After months of anticipation, a weather-changing La Niña has developed in the equatorial Pacific further adding to drought worries in California and the southern US, as well as the croplands in ...

The last La Nina ended in 2023 after an unusual three-year stretch. The odds favor ENSO Neutral conditions to continue through summer and into next fall. While Neutral is favored, the odds of ...

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Weak La Niña conditions have formed and will likely last into early spring, according to a monthly update released by NOAA Thursday. A La Niña advisory is in effect. La Niña occurs when the ...