The near-record water temperatures of 2015-16 has been followed by a modest, quiet appearance of La Niña.
Published Jan 6, 2017
With each passing month, 2015 looks more and more like 1997.
Published Oct 13, 2015
Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January. But will this year follow the pattern?
Published Jan 22, 2016
Ocean conditions are not likely to help drought-stressed regions this spring. However, some broader changes might be coming in the Pacific.
Published Mar 25, 2015
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
Weakening trade winds are allowing warm water to move east across the Pacific in a telltale pattern.
Published Aug 5, 2015
These color-coded images show the strengthening of El Niño between October and November 2009. In the November image, warm waters (indicated in red) have spread across the Pacific.
Published Dec 11, 2009
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
After appearing for two consecutive winters, La Niña appears to be taking some time off.
Published May 4, 2012
Temperature anomalies in the eastern Pacific Ocean are both influencing and being influenced by unusual weather patterns. The effects are rippling through the marine environment.
Published Apr 18, 2015
