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.
"A transition from La Niña to ENSO-neutral is expected in February-April 2026," the Climate Prediction Center said.
The Pacific Ocean is warming so quickly that scientists had to find a new method for detecting and predicting El Niño and La Niña events.
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El Niño possible later this year as La Niña fades
El Niño could start to build later this summer ...
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Spring forecast flips: How fading La Niña could rock March to May
The Climate Prediction Center issued its latest ENSO Diagnostic Discussion on February 12, 2026, confirming that La Niña is fading and that ENSO-neutral conditions are favored to persist through ...
Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than ...
The latest climate forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that an El Niño climate ...
University of Texas researchers discuss with Meteorologist Feddy Vela how El Nino and La Nina weather patterns and global water movement impact rain, drought and everything in between.
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