Weather is never random. Every unusual storm, every record-breaking heat wave, every flood that seems to come out of nowhere is part of a much larger story our atmosphere is trying to tell. In recent ...

Farewell La Niña — hello, El Niño? Large-scale Pacific Ocean climate patterns are in the process of changing places, with La Niña likely to give way to El Niño over the next few months, according to a ...

Most people pick a cruise based on the destination, the ship, or the price. The climate pattern embedded in that itinerary rarely enters the picture. Yet from the moment you choose a route, you've ...

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. El Niño ...

The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating weather extremes. By David Gelles On a typical winter day, the Arctic air that ...

Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño during the next several months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again, developing and intensifying in the Pacific Ocean near ...

Scientists from NOAA say the La Niña climate pattern has come to an end. An El Niño is expected to develop, though its strength remains to be seen.

The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, NOAA said, though its strength this time remains a question. By Eric Niiler The Pacific Ocean weather pattern known as El ...

After the planet’s 11 hottest years on record, scientists are warning the return of an El Niño climate pattern could push global temperatures even higher. Today, the World Meteorological Organisation ...