El Nino/La Nina Archives

April 28, 2025 274

By NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Extreme hydroclimate events, such as droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall, account for a...

SCRIPPS: Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

News

February 22, 2025 288

By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution of Oceanography El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with...

CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century

University of Colorado at Boulder

Science

November 18, 2024 106

By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists see echoes of ancient warming world in El Niño

Maven

News

October 22, 2024 121

Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West

Courthouse News Service

News

July 23, 2024 13487

West broiling, burning despite drought relief By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate...

NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño

NOAA Fisheries

News

March 11, 2024 375

The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....

EOS: Record-breaking temperatures likely as El Niño persists

American Geophysical Union

News

March 1, 2024 48

Global surface air temperatures will likely remain high through early summer because of a continuing El Niño event. By Grace...

THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

The Conversation

News

February 8, 2024 191

By Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York Wild weather has been roiling North America for the...

JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form

Journalist's Resource

News

December 6, 2023 67

Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for...

JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change

Journalist's Resource

News

November 29, 2023 413

by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the...

CAL MATTERS: As storms arrive in California, reservoirs are in good shape. But the water forecast is murky

Cal Matters

News

November 17, 2023 122

Unlike a year ago, water storage is above average. Whether the year is wet or dry, though, remains uncertain despite...

THE CONVERSATION: What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree

The Conversation

News

October 12, 2023 232

By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter...

AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding

Ag Alert

News

October 11, 2023 106

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California prepares for El Niño winter after a year of extreme heat and floods

Courthouse News Service

News

October 3, 2023 1033

The state water department’s director said her highest priority is for the federal government to help improve California’s ability to...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: It’s Hard to Predict What the Coming El Niño Will Bring

Voice of San Diego

News

September 29, 2023 38

This periodically recurring atmospheric phenomenon in recent years has become just too unreliable to count on. By Robert Krier, Voice...