The Ocean's Steady Breath The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the ...

Hurricane forecasters are carefully watching ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean for changes that signal El Niño or La Niña, major global climate patterns that affect hurricane season outlooks. On ...

The world is again feeling the effects of La Niña, a climate pattern that cools parts of the Pacific Ocean and alters weather ...

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 – ...

Satellite data from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Sentinel-6B tracks weak La Niña conditions in the equatorial Pacific, ...

The interactions between global climate change and ocean oscillations -- fluctuating cycles in wind and ocean temperatures -- are impacting weather patterns in the Greater Mara-Serengeti ecosystem in ...

Earth is a dynamic planet, constantly undergoing change driven by internal and external forces. Currents of magma within our planet move the plates that form the continental crust in a constant ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island has revealed important insights about how past climate changes affected the region and how these shifts could ...

Climate change will shape everything about life in Australia—from the homes we live in and the food we grow to the risks of ...