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.
La Niña is considered the cool phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO ... ENSO-neutral conditions are not known to produce historic winter seasons or busy spring severe weather outbreaks.
Why are parts of the world experiencing La Niña-related events without an official La Niña in place? The answer appears to be complicated and may possibly influenced by climate change. La Niña is ...