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Modeling experiments show Pacific warm and cold patches persisted even when continents were in different places The El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that ...

Here's how the Pacific El Nino and La Nina weather phases can influence extreme weather globally. As is typical of La Nina, the Pacific trade winds that blow east-west — and which weaken during ...

Now, forecasts for the 2023 fall and winter are predicting that its companion phenomenon, known as the El Niño, will occur with more than a 50% probability. What do El Niño and La Niña refer to?