A new index will help scientists and forecasters better identify El Niño and La Niña events in the future as the climate ...

Why? And what does it mean for surf forecasting?

KANSAS CITY — La Niña continues in place across the eastern equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean and is likely to linger a ...

Farmers across the U.S. are watching the Pacific closely this year as NOAA predicts La Niña could exit faster than expected, potentially giving way to an El Niño later in 2026. While this transition ...

Developed in response to a warming world, NOAA’s revised scale more precisely identifies which episodes are likely to have the biggest impacts.

Scientists say the new index for El Niño and La Niña is a better indicator of ocean temperature extremes and atmospheric ...

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 ...