With a 62% chance that El Niño conditions will develop by May–July, NOAA is issuing an El Niño Watch.
NOAA's network of moored buoys in the tropical Pacific is getting an upgrade that will help scientists better understand and predict El Niño and La Nina.
Our blogger explains how scientists grade seasonal outlooks and talks about how this winter's outlooks for U.S. temperature and precipitation performed.
La Niña is in the rearview mirror! Our blogger recaps current conditions, looks ahead to later this year, and looks back at the past winter's global climate patterns.
More often than not, La Niña brings dry winters to the U.S. Southwest. Was there something unusual about our current La Niña that would explain why the area got soaked instead?
La Niña is still hanging around, but a transition to neutral conditions is imminent. Also, our blogger continues the investigation into how ENSO affects daily temperature variability.
With the third La Niña winter in a row well underway, our blogger takes a look at how La Niña influences the range of winter daily temperatures.
As forecasts have predicted for several months, a third La Niña winter in a row is on our doorstep. Our blogger explains what it might mean for average temperature and precipitation across the U.S.
La Niña is very likely to last through the winter for the third year in a row. What might be next?