2016 was an El Niño year and at the time it was the warmest year on record for global temperature. In comparison to our forecast for 2025 though, 2016 is now looking decidedly cool.” ...
La Nina conditions are present and there is a 59% chance of it persisting through February-April 2025, with a 60% chance of transition to ENSO-neutral conditions during March-May 2025, a U.S.
The planet-cooling climate pattern known as La Niña is here, scientists said Thursday, but it cannot prevent 2025 from being one of the hottest years on record.