With La Niña underway and global temperatures continuing to rise, experts warn of an increased risk of wildfires and sever ...

La Niña occurs when the sea-surface temperatures over the eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator, are colder than average. At first, that might sound arbitrary, because why would ocean temperatures ...

La Niña conditions are on the way, and Wisconsinites may feel the effects this fall and winter. La Niña is a climate pattern that occurs every few years and leads to cooler-than-average temperatures ...

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, also known as ENSO, is a phenomenon that occurs in the tropical Pacific Ocean. When average water temperatures are above average, it dictates that an El Niño is ...

As a taste of fall gives much of the United States a break from a hot, humid summer, some forecasters are already skipping ahead to winter, and a possible homecoming for an important atmospheric ...

Fall is in full swing, but it's not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year's dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is expected to develop ...

(NEXSTAR) – After months of teasing, a La Niña winter has finally started – but we don’t blame you if you haven’t noticed. This year’s La Niña is looking short and weak. That makes it less likely ...

(NEXSTAR) – A La Niña winter is still in the cards for the U.S., the Climate Prediction Center said in an updated forecast Thursday. The Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...