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.

El Nino could develop later this year, increasing the risk of record-breaking global heat, according to forecasts from several major weather agencies.

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.

El Niño could start to build later this summer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. La Nina tends to shift the polar jet stream, which for us in Texas, often leads to less rainfall and above-normal warmth in winter ...

El Niño might be back later this year; major climate agencies that closely watch the tropical Pacific have recently updated ...

After years locked in a La Niña pattern, the Pacific is flipping. Major global climate models are now signaling a rapid transition toward El Niño later this year. This has surprised experts.

NOAA is to start using a new index, known as 'RONI,' to classify El Niño and La Niña events.

The first El Niño in three years could develop during the coming months, raising the possibility of worsening drought and ...

You may have heard of El Niño and La Niña before, but what exactly are they? El Niño and La Niña are two of the three different phases of what is called the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. ENSO ...

"A transition from La Niña to ENSO-neutral is expected in February-April 2026," the Climate Prediction Center said.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Before we’re even done with this current La Niña episode, we’re already seeing some signs of El Niño developing in a few months. La Niña is the cool phase of the climate pattern known ...