The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) functions like Earth's atmospheric traffic controller, directing summer monsoon ...

Overall, the entire cycle is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and it remains one of the most important climate patterns on Earth. It affects weather worldwide.

Persistently active El Niño–Southern Oscillation since the Mesozoic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (45) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404758121 Cite This Page : ...

El Niño–southern oscillation caused the spike in 2023 temperatures, new study found Researchers modeled climate to understand what contributed to the rapid warming of the planet last year ...

The next El Niño Southern Oscillation can be predicted more than two years in advance, according to a new study that looked at thousands of years of past climate data. In the contiguous U.S ...

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10 a.m. EDT. on July 12 to note that the El Niño Southern Oscillation climate cycle, not a specific El Niño event, can be predicted well in advance.

A diagram of the patterns that create El Niño and La Niña over the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA) During normal conditions, prevailing winds blow from east to west, pushing surface water from South ...

MANILA, Philippines— The El Niño phenomenon has ended, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced on ...

The current El Niño has now attained "super" El Nino status, but its counterpart, La Niña, is expected later this year. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the ...

East: El Niño Southern Oscillation The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the resident climate driver in the Pacific Ocean and the driver with the biggest influence over Australian weather.