US EditionLa Nina exits after three weak months, leaving Earth in neutral climate state
- La Nina, the natural cooling flip side of El Nino, has ended after just three months, leaving Earth in a neutral climate state.
- The neutral setting in the El Nino Southern Oscillation cycle is generally the most benign, influencing hurricane formation, droughts, floods, and global temperatures.
- While La Nina causes cooler temperatures, raising the chance of floods and droughts affecting crops, ENSO neutral means water temperature remains near average, potentially stabilizing crop yields.
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The climate phenomenon of La Niña, known for altering the climate in different regions of the world, officially came to an end. Although its direct influence faded, the residual effects could remain present for several months.With the arrival of a neutral phase, meteorologists have already begun to outline how the global climate could behave without the presence of this or its counterpart, El Niño. Temperatures, rains and the hurricane season ar…
End of La Niña short-circuits spring weather; what forecasters say now
La Niña has left the forecast.On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared that La Niña, the cooling weather pattern that typically lasts between nine months to a year, was over after a three-month stint.
By Maria Gilbert, CNN La Niña's brief reign has come to an end. La Niña, a natural weather pattern that can influence global climate, arrived earlier this year, but it had a very short and strange life. The atmosphere began taking on the appearance of La Niña last fall, but the cooler-than-normal ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific that typically mark its arrival didn't adjust until later in the year. Once they finally did, they only main…
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