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La Nina for November
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La Nina for November

Published Dec 21, 2007

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La Nina in progress
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La Nina in progress

Acquired September 6, 2010, this map shows cooling in the central Pacific Ocean consistent with La Niña conditions.

Published Sep 19, 2010

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Is El Niño Developing?
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Is El Niño Developing?

Conditions in May 2014 look similar to those in May 1997, a year that brought one of the most potent El Niño events of the 20th century.

Published May 14, 2014

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La Nina Strengthens in Autumn 2007
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La Nina Strengthens in Autumn 2007

Continuing a pattern that had been building for nine months, La Niña strengthened in the fall of 2007.

Published Nov 10, 2007

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Pacific Waters Remain Stubbornly Stable
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Pacific Waters Remain Stubbornly Stable

Neutral, or La Nada, conditions persist in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, frustrating climate forecasters.

Published Sep 12, 2013

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La Niña In Progress
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La Niña In Progress

La Niña is an occurrence of unusually cold water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator (the precise area affected is outlined in black in the image above). La Niña and its opposite, El Niño, are linked to seesaw variations in air pressure over the tropical Pacific and affect weather patterns across the globe. NASA monitors developing El Ni&ntidle;o and La Niña events by observing sea surface temperatures. This image compares the water temperatures observed in late January 2006 to long-term average conditions for that time of year. The recent data were collected by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E). Red shows where sea surface temperatures are warmer than normal and blue where they are colder than normal.

Published Feb 9, 2006

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Adios El Nino, Hello La Nina?
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Adios El Nino, Hello La Nina?

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

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El Nino Conditions Set in Across Pacific Ocean
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El Nino Conditions Set in Across Pacific Ocean

A patch of warmer than average ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific on July 26, 2009, revealed the onset of El Niño conditions.

Published Jul 28, 2009

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La Niña Makes a Quiet Return
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La Niña Makes a Quiet Return

Cooler than normal conditions prevail in the central and eastern Pacific, but the event is so far considered weak.

Published Dec 22, 2017

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