NORFOLK, Va. — With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, meteorologist are focusing on the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a key driver of seasonal storm behavior. Current ...

After one of the strongest El Niños on record ended in 2024, meteorologists predicted La Niña — the counterpart to this climate pattern — would follow. Signals of a slowly developing and "unusual" La ...

You may have heard of El Niño and La Niña before, but what exactly are they? El Niño and La Niña are two of the three different phases of what is called the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. ENSO ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The cold phase of ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) known as La Niña is now officially over with ENSO Neutral (neither La Niña or El Niño) taking over for the near future. The latest ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After more than a year under the influence of La Niña, the Pacific has shifted gears. The April Climate Prediction Center’s report announced the return to ENSO-neutral conditions ...

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?