El Niño & La Niña (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) - NOAA …
WEBJul 17, 2024 · El Niño and La Niña are the warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern across the tropical Pacific—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or “ENSO” for short.
El Niño - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. El Niño is the “warm phase” of a larger phenomenon called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). La Niña, the “cool phase” of ENSO, is a pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the region’s surface waters.
Understanding El Niño - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WEBFeb 2, 2016 · El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern associated with warming of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which can significantly influence weather patterns, ocean conditions, and marine fisheries worldwide.
What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather? - BBC
WEBApr 16, 2024 · What is El Niño? El Niño is part of the natural climate phenomenon called the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). It has two opposite states: El Niño and La Niña, both of which...
What are El Nino and La Nina? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
WEBEl Niño and La Niña are climate patterns in the Pacific Ocean that can affect weather worldwide. Warmer or colder than average ocean temperatures in one part of the world can influence weather around the globe. Watch this Ocean Today video to see how this works.
What is El Niño? | El Nino Theme Page - A comprehensive Resource
WEBEl Niño was originally recognized by fisherman off the coast of South America as the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean, occurring near the beginning of the year. El Niño means The Little Boy or Christ child in Spanish.
El Niño has officially begun. Here's what that means for the U.S. - NPR
WEBJun 8, 2023 · The natural climate pattern known as El Niño has officially begun. It exacerbates human-caused climate change, driving even hotter temperatures and other dangerous weather.
El Niño and La Niña - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
WEBJul 1, 2015 · An El Niño condition occurs when surface water in the equatorial Pacific becomes warmer than average and east winds blow weaker than normal. The opposite condition is called La Niña. During this phase of ENSO, the water is cooler than normal and the east winds are stronger. El Niños typically occur every 3 to 5 years.
What is El Niño—and will it lead to more snow this winter?
WEBNov 27, 2023 · What is El Niño? El Niño events are actually just one half—the warm, wet half—of a naturally occurring weather cycle called the “ El Niño-Southern Oscillation,” or ENSO. During an El Niño event,...
El Niño and La Niña: What are they and how do they affect Earth's ...
WEBJul 13, 2023 · El Niño is a naturally occurring phenomenon of periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean. La Niña is the opposite, describing...
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