Rules for classifying the two patterns recently changed.

Positive signs of a shift away from La Niña, potentially paving the way for a cooler, wetter El Niño later this year.

The new methodology will make it more likely we’ll see La Niñas in our future and less likely we’ll see El Niños.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy rain causes issues for residents in Berkeley, Calif. on Feb. 10, 1998. (Michael Macor/S.F. Chronicle 1998) La Niña is still ...

The large-scale Pacific Ocean climate patterns that help steer weather patterns around the globe are shifting yet again.

The Climate Prediction Center issued its latest ENSO Diagnostic Discussion on February 12, 2026, confirming that La Niña is ...

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

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 ...

Picture waking up to news that an entire continent is experiencing record drought while another faces devastating floods. This isn't science fiction – it's the reality of our interconnected climate ...

CLEVELAND — Hundreds of years ago, fishermen casting their nets off the coast of Peru and Ecuador noticed something unusual. Every few years, the ocean water in their usually productive fishing ...