Those predictions came to fruition, with 18 named storms in the Atlantic basin and 11 hurricanes, despite the fact that La Niña never emerged. NOAA said it's not clear yet why it took so long ...
La Niña can also result in more severe hurricane seasons in the Atlantic Ocean by expanding the area of low vertical wind shear, which increases the number of hurricanes that develop and allows ...
MINNEAPOLIS — After a long wait, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says La Niña is officially here. That's when the sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific ...
They typically bring more Atlantic hurricanes in summer months, but L’Heureux forecast that this La Niña will have dissipated by the summer. El Nino often leads to rainier weather in the United ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that La Niña has officially started. A detailed analysis found La Niña began in December 2024 with a weak La Niña favored ...
First predicted to form last summer, climate troublemaker La Niña has developed at last, federal climate scientists announced Thursday morning. However, the pattern is a weak one, and isn't ...
La Niñas brings more Atlantic hurricanes in the summer, but L'Heureux expects this current La Niña to dissipate by this upcoming summer. Emily Becker, a research professor at the University of ...
At the time, experts thought La Niña would arrive over the summer or fall and increase hurricane activity in the Atlantic. The delay likely ties back to global ocean temperatures, which have been ...
That tends to lower average global temperatures, while also encouraging weather extremes that include intense Atlantic hurricanes, East African drought and floods in Indonesia. But La Niña’s ...