Southern Oscillation’s global reach and complex ocean–atmosphere interactions across timescales, two simple, elegant equations capture its key dynamics and defining properties.

Seven years ago an exceptionally strong El Niño took hold in the Pacific Ocean ... atmospheric circulation patterns and sets off a domino effect that can cause major changes to the weather ...

As ocean surface temperatures soar to record highs, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday it expects a shift toward El Niño by this fall, which could shake up weather patterns and ...

El Niño and La Niña significantly impact Earth's weather patterns. We explore the events in more detail here and take a look at how they impact Earth's weather. El Niño is a naturally occurring ...

During El Niño, those winds weaken. As of early April, National Weather ... The ocean warmth means increased evaporation and a rising motion in the lower atmosphere over the eastern Pacific ...

This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... weather cycle called the “El Niño-Southern Oscillation,” or ENSO. During an El Niño event, the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean ...

“My answer would be — maybe,” said David DeWitt, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... El Niño events also makes weather impacts difficult to predict. Warming ocean waters ...

Warmer ocean water indicates an El Niño will likely develop later this year, flipping the wind direction and affecting U.S. weather this winter. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

By The New York Times El Niño is back. In July, the World Meteorological Organization announced that conditions ... water in the ocean transfers a lot of heat high into the atmosphere through ...

By Austyn Gaffney El Niño, the natural climate pattern linked to warmer conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean, has ended, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday.

A new forecast shows warmer and dryer weather than usual is on target for Washington this winter as El ... Ocean, resulting in less evaporation, weaker storms and less moisture in the atmosphere ...

El Niño will be back ... in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says El Niño typically brings wetter and cooler weather to the south, and drier ...