El Niño may take shape later this year, and the ripple effects could show up in U.S. weather during the second half of 2026.
Two major weather agencies think it's increasingly likely that El Niño will form in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean later ...
While La Niña is currently holding its own, the expectation is that an El Niño will develop by the peak of hurricane season. Here's why that's a big deal.
The large-scale Pacific Ocean climate patterns that help steer weather patterns around the globe are shifting yet again.
The latest climate forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that an El Niño climate pattern is on track to arrive midway through hurricane season — a pattern that ...
The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, NOAA said, though its strength this time ...
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural pattern of ocean and atmospheric changes in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can influence the weather pattern ...
El Niño could start to build later this summer ...
"A transition from La Niña to ENSO-neutral is expected in February-April 2026," the Climate Prediction Center said.
Feb 12 (Reuters) - There is a 60% chance of a shift in the climate phenomenon known as La Niña towards El Nino in ...
Rules for classifying the two patterns recently changed.