Global sea surface temperatures are currently the fourth highest ever recorded for this time of year, raising renewed ...

Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced July 10. La Niña is a part of a natural climate cycle officially known as El Niño – ...

Forecasters might soon be able to predict El Niño events years in advance. The catch? Those events will pack a much harder punch. Research suggests that by the second half of this century, El Niño ...

The upcoming La Niña pattern, as forecast, will cool off portions of the Pacific Ocean, but our planet's temperature overall is expected to stay above average. A World Meteorological Organization ...

CLEVELAND — NOAA says that La Niña conditions are favored to persist through February 2026. Have you ever wondered why and how this climate phenomena got its name? The names El Niño and La Niña trace ...

Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south — throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research. When you purchase ...

The cover depicts severe boreal wildfires linked to remote tropical convective anomalies via the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO). It visualizes atmospheric Rossby wave propagation, circulation ...

It has been a month of umbrellas rather than sunscreen across much of New Zealand, with persistent rain, low sunshine and deadly storms dominating headlines and daily life. For many people, it has ...

Pine rings record a sharp rise in rainfall intensity and volatility, showing modern extremes exceed patterns seen over the past 500 years.