By Emily Becker - The tropical Pacific is still in neutral, but nature continues giving us signs that La Niña is on the way, ...

Today the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is firmly established as a ... easterly (east to west) trade winds along the equator, and (2) a shallow thermocline in the east (the thermocline ...

The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently neutral, with the latest weekly IOD index value (as of 1 September) of +0.15 °C. Most models indicate that the IOD is likely to remain neutral until at least ...

Current ENSO Conditions show that we are in a Neutral State (0.1 ... This can be due to a multitude of reasons with one of ...

Once La Niña moves in, climate.gov believes there is around an 80% chance of the event persisting from November through ...

This vacuum sucks the trade winds toward it, making them stronger ... The official scientific name for El Niño, ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) reflects an understanding of this teeter ...

El Nino commonly occurs every two to seven years when regular trade winds ... key phase in the ENSO, has the opposite impact from El Nino as predominant east-west winds become stronger than ...

The change in seas surface temperatures could ultimately determine the weather in the U.S. this fall and winter.

although they do not always alternate and a neutral ENSO phase is also possible. El Niño occurs more often than La Niña. El Niño takes place when trade winds weaken and unusually warm sea ...

La Niña is still running late, and when it does get here, may not stick around very long. And that could help at least limit ...

Close-to-average sea temperatures this summer could dictate what La Niña has in store for parts of North America in the fall ...

“Atmospheric patterns, including cloud and trade winds, are currently ENSO-neutral,” said BoM in its latest Climate Driver Update. The Australian weather agency said 3 of 7 climate models ...