A strip of cold water hugging the equator in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in mid-June may foreshadow a transition from El Niño to La Niña conditions
Published Jun 24, 2010
La Niña, the large area of cold water in the Pacific Ocean widely blamed for last summer's drought and often related to an increase in the number of hurricanes that make landfall, appears to be on its last legs.
Published May 10, 2000
After appearing for two consecutive winters, La Niña appears to be taking some time off.
Published May 4, 2012
A wave of warm water pooling in the central and eastern Pacific appears as a large area of higher-than-normal sea surface heights in this image from early November.
Published Nov 19, 2009
