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

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

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns ...

The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a ...

But in a recent shift, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has updated what constitutes La Niña and El ...

“Exceptionally heavy” rainfall that led to deadly flooding across southern Africa in recent weeks was made more intense by a ...

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

A new analysis links last month’s deadly floods in southern Africa to a potent mix of climate change and La Niña, with ...

Picture this: you wake up one morning, check the weather forecast, and suddenly federal meteorologists are talking about ...

Although its a catalogue of negative developments from extreme weather events to a new deadly virus, we must maintain hope.

A recent study highlights the catastrophic flooding in Southern Africa, exacerbated by climate change and La Niña weather patterns. The extreme rainfall events have increased by 40% since ...

With La Niña underway and global temperatures continuing to rise, experts warn of an increased risk of wildfires and severe storms across the country. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...