A decrease in rainfall over the Indian Ocean may give the world the earliest signal that a strong El Niño is about to start, according to researchers studying a 21-year global record of precipitation.

A strong El Niño raging in the eastern Pacific Ocean has had a profound effect on weather patterns the world over—and it may be on borrowed time. Forecasters see a dramatic change on the horizon. This ...

Looking into 30+ years of climatology for any region can be quite telling. To help visualize we've plotted average daily significant wave heights (the colored circles) by year, along with the mean ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting above average ocean temperatures this winter due to strong El Niño conditions, meaning there is a potential ...

It certainly was warm year, but did you realize that MSP just had its 3rd warmest year on record? The average temperature at MSP for all of 2023 was only 0.9F behind the 2 warmest years on record, ...

Climate change from greenhouse gas emissions could make extreme El Nino events more frequent, according to new research. With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023 to ...

Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months. When you purchase ...

El Niño and La Niña are natural climate phenomena that alter weather patterns around the world. El Niño occurs irregularly but shows up roughly every three to seven years and typically lasts between ...

This year's El Niño may drive ocean temperatures to "substantially exceed" those recorded during the last strong event in early 2016, scientists have warned. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...