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 ...
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, ...
An Arctic blast could bring freezing temperatures and heavy snow to Kentucky around Thanksgiving weekend. A "sudden stratospheric warming" event may disrupt the polar vortex, potentially causing ...
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 ...