The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms ...

The tools scientists have relied on for decades to track El Niño and La Niña are breaking down, and the reason is ...

A look at what we know and don't yet know about how climate change could affect the paths of these storms — and the all-important question of how often they'll make landfall.

Scientists are rethinking how they track Pacific Ocean temperatures as global warming reshapes climate patterns. A simple yet effective math trick is helping them spot El Niño and La Niña more clearly ...

Stronger El Niño events are more likely when springtime surface waters in the western Pacific Ocean become unusually salty, a new study in Geophysical Research Letters suggests. Traditionally, ...

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 ...

2025 ranked as one of the top three hottest years ever recorded, scientists say, with temperatures statistically tied for the hottest on record when considering the narrow margins with 2024 and 2023.

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record - along with 2024 and 2023. Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record while the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate ...