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The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

La Niña is here for the summer – but it may not bring what Australians expect

Expert says the weather pattern, which typically brings wetter and cooler conditions, may be weakened by global heating

The Guardian - AU

Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

Ski season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs out from wintery storms, the western U.S. snow season has been off to a very slow start.

The Conversation

La Niña’s Winter Forecast: What Seniors Should Expect

Forecasters confirm La Niña has returned, bringing cooler-than-average Pacific Ocean temperatures that will shape U.S. weather this winter. This climate pattern is part of the...

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Parts of NZ could be heading into a wetter summer – a blessing in disguise for allergy sufferers

The latest projections suggest New Zealand could be heading into a neutral or La Niña summer, which would bring rainier conditions to the north and east of the country.

The Conversation

Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here's what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather

NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records.

LiveScience

Changes are brewing in the Indian Ocean. Does this mean Australia should get ready for a soggy spring?

As spring in Australia nears and the days get longer, you might be wondering what the rest of the year holds for our weather.

The Conversation

Is the winter of the century coming? Experts see chance of Arctic cold spells

A weak polar vortex could make for a harsh winter in Germany. Experts are currently still divided, but warn it could be particularly frosty after Christmas.

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Brace for Impact: 2025 Hurricane Season Set to Be Fiercer Than Usual, Warn Forecasters

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be unusually active. Discover what this means for your area and how to protect yourself and your family.

International Business Times UK

La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather

Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?

LiveScience

La Niña is dead after just a few months. What happened?

The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle entered a neutral state, according to the NOAA.

LiveScience

La Niña has ended after three weak months. What does it mean for Europe’s weather?

Longer-term weather forecasts are more difficult to establish when the phenomenon is not present.

Euronews

Consecutive El Niños are happening more often and the result is more devastating – new research

El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and storms thousands of miles from…

The Conversation

Spring weather forecast: Above-average temperatures expected globally as La Niña fades

While a return to neutral is expected in the coming months, natural climate events are occurring alongside human-driven climate change that’s turning up the heat

The Independent UK

January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La Niña

La Niña and record cold temperatures in the U.S. should have made Earth cooler, but January 2025 was still the hottest on record, with an average global warming of 3.15 F (1.75 C) above pre-industrial levels.

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Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

January 2025 was the hottest on record – a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo. In fact, January 2025’s record heat highlights how human-driven…

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We just had the hottest January recorded

Scientists hoped that La Niña might cool the otherwise overheated month

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Northeast Winter Storm Potential Rises In February

Learn about the potential for significant snowfall in the Northeast in February due to cooling sea temperatures and La Niña influence.

LiveScience

'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate.

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Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well

The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in Australia, one of the world’s most fire-prone continents, the LA experience feels all too familiar.

The Conversation

Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors

A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite.

The Conversation

La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun

It’s the height of summer and many Australians have already experienced heatwaves, heavy rains and even significant bushfires over the Christmas and New Year period. But could we be in for something different as summer draws to a close?

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A Rare Summer La Niña Could Be Coming, So It May Be Goodbye To Your Beach Days

Drenched rat chic is coming.

The Guardian - UK

Weatherwatch: 2025 likely to be another year of high temperatures

Despite Pacific Ocean moving into a La Niña phase, this year is forecast to be one of three warmest years on record

The Guardian - AU

‘Increasingly worried’: more than a quarter of a million waterbirds disappear from eastern Australia

One of the world’s longest continuous bird counts has dashed the ‘wistful optimism’ of scientists hoping for a La Niña-driven recovery

The Guardian - AU

BoM forecast all but rules out La Niña this year – as it happened

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