One of the most important functions of the ocean is to move heat around the planet via currents. Think of the ocean as Earth's central heating system, constantly redistributing thermal energy from the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weak La Niña conditions are favored to persist through winter, according to a monthly update released Thursday by NOAA’s Climate ...
Changes are unfolding across the central Pacific Ocean, though they are not obvious at first glance. Winds are behaving less predictably, surface temp.
Planning a winter getaway this year? You might want to pay closer attention to something happening thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean. The battle between El Niño and La Niña doesn't just ...
Once again, sea surface temperatures are hovering slightly below average in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. This climate pattern, called La Niña, has it’s biggest influence on the weather across ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KXAN) — Central Texas is heading for another La Niña winter, the same climate pattern as last winter, but that doesn’t mean a repeat. Roughly 5,000 miles southwest of Austin, ...
La Niña occurs when the ocean’s surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific reach a specific cooler-than-average temperature, as shown below. NOAA said the observed ...