A major shift may be brewing in the Pacific Ocean: Forecasters say El Niño could develop later this year. If it does, it can ...

El Niño has a mythical status among surfers, skiers, and weather enthusiasts. Nearly every year, folks speculate – will the ...

La Niña brought us a colder and stormier winter, but now that it's fading, here's how our upcoming seasons could look in our region.

Two major weather agencies think it's increasingly likely that El Niño will form in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean later ...

The large-scale Pacific Ocean climate patterns that help steer weather patterns around the globe are shifting yet again.

The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the warming and ...

The Pacific Ocean is warming so quickly that scientists had to find a new method for detecting and predicting El Niño and La Niña events.

The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, NOAA said, though its strength this time ...

El Nino could develop later this year, increasing the risk of record-breaking global heat, according to forecasts from several major weather agencies.

Scientists have updated the classification of El Niño and La Niña due to climate change effects, anticipating more La Niña events as global temperatures rise.

CLEVELAND — Hundreds of years ago, fishermen casting their nets off the coast of Peru and Ecuador noticed something unusual. Every few years, the ocean water in their usually productive fishing ...