Superheated waters in the Atlantic Ocean nurtured budding hurricanes this year like an incubator for tropical trouble that bore an impressive 20 cyclones through mid-November. But El Niño ...

This wind shear can disrupt tropical disturbances before they have a chance to develop, which can lead to a below-average Atlantic hurricane season. The strongest El Niño event on record occurred ...

For the Southeast, El Niño cycles are associated with fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, more rainfall and higher flood risks. During La Niña events, trade winds pick up and become ...

becoming the first hurricane to do so without an El Niño since Hurricane Celia in 2010. This is a pretty interesting feat, as typically with an El Niño, you have warmer water on the east Pacific ...

Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday evening, becoming the first hurricane to do so without an El Niño since Hurricane Celia in 2010. This is a ...

At present, the US is in the midst of La Nina which increases the severity of hurricanes like Milton. Both El Niño and La Niña can have far-reaching effects on global weather patterns ...

Hurricane Kristy has intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific, becoming the first such storm without El Niño since 2010. Currently moving westward, Kristy is expected to weaken over the ...

Before the start of the 2024 hurricane season on June 1, hurricane researchers and forecasters widely predicted that La Niña would return in full force after a near-record multi-year period of warmer ...