La Niña is when trade winds in the Pacific travel westward from South America to Oceania. This pushes the warmer waters to ...

Extreme weather including droughts and flash floods looming as forecasters say powerful heating is underway in the Pacific ...

A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence the risk of armed ...

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 – ...

The latest El Niño global climate pattern is officially over, ending a year-long episode in which its planet-warming influence helped blast ocean and air temperatures far into record-setting territory ...

Researchers report that the financial toll of the climate pattern known as El Niño can persist for several years and cost trillions in lost income worldwide. The study, which is among the first to ...