Our blogger herds some cats who discover that the strong El Niño was not the only factor driving the forecasted precipitation pattern in winter 2023-24. What else was there?
With an analogy drawn from the gym, Michelle L'Heureux explains (again!) how weather (your workout) is not climate (your fitness).
It’s springtime! Here’s why ENSO forecasters would rather skip the forecast even when a potentially significant El Niño appears to be developing.
For the last 40 years, the tropical Pacific has been trending toward a La Nina-like pattern. Will this trend continue into the future? What are the implications? Three experts dig into these questions and more.
It's too soon to tell whether this winter's double-dip La Niña will become next winter's three-bean salad. But our blogger tells us what's on the menu this spring.
![Variable Walks In Our Climate Forest](/sites/default/files/2021-10/ENSOblog_rotator_precip-maps_20211022.jpg)
Why doesn't the climate behave like we expect? The answer often lies in the internal variability of our atmosphere. Our ENSO Blogger explains exactly what that is.
![Is ENSO running a fever, or is it global warming?](/sites/default/files/2021-05/ENSOblog_20210419_rotator.png)
A climate expert proposes an alternative for defining what's average when it comes to predicting El Niño and La Niña.
![On the sudden stratospheric warming and polar vortex of early 2021](/sites/default/files/ENSOblog_20210128_polar-vortex_rotator_480x320.png)
A rapidly warming stratosphere and swirling polar vortexes, oh my! What is going on so far this winter? Three stratosphere experts help us sort it out.
![The Rise of El Niño and La Niña](/sites/default/files/ENSOblog_Bjerknes-feedback-LaNina_480x320.jpg)
Breadjerknes feedback.... wait, I'm sorry, I mean *Bjerknes* feedback, and how it helps El Niño and La Niña events to grow.
![April 2020 ENSO Update: Alternative Communication](/sites/default/files/New%20Group_480x320_Rotator.png)
The ENSO team goes virtual in bringing you the latest outlook across the tropical Pacific Ocean.