A quick refresher on what “the little girl” actually is. By Sara Chodosh 10-16-2017 Are we in for snow, or just rain? It seems like every year there’s some talk of El Niño or La […]
As heat records pile up, La Niña may usher in cooler 2017
Scott Sutherland Meteorologist/Science Writer Thursday, July 21, 2016, 6:03 PM – Soaring global temperatures. Months of record low Arctic sea ice extent. Unusual weather patterns. 2016 has been racking up some incredible […]
What Is a “La Niña Ready Nation”?
A Nation whose government takes La Niña occurrences as serious quasi-periodic threats and seeks to enact policies to protect its citizens, their livelihoods, and properties—both public and private–can be considered a […]
The Walker Circulation: ENSO’s atmospheric buddy
Author: Tom Di Liberto Friday, August 1, 2014 Reading back over the many excellent (if I do say so myself) posts here at the ENSO blog, there have been several re-occurring themes—the […]
ENSO – What is it?
The three phases of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) In this section we will cover: The Neutral Phase El Niño La Niña Convection Upwelling Below the Surface The Neutral phase In the […]
What Is La Niña?
by Steve Graham La Niña The Southern Oscillation The coupled atmosphere-ocean phenomenon known as El Niño is frequently followed by a period of normal conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Sometimes, but […]