The global weather event long feared to arrive this year is now active in the Pacific, sparking fears of its impact on the climate across the US.

The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation now warns there is an 80% chance El Niño develops this summer.

Scientists anticipate El Nino's arrival soon, with a 90% certainty, potentially becoming a strong event. This natural climate pattern, marked by warmer Pacific waters, could…

A patch of the Pacific Ocean has been quietly warming again, drawing attention from meteorologists who spend their time watching patterns most people never think about. The…

U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed. That's the natural warming of parts of the Pacific that changes weather around the globe.

Forecasters say this could be one of the largest El Niño events on record. Here's what happens next.

Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the existence of the El Nino, expected to grow to historic strength and turbocharge extreme weather.

The global weather event long feared to arrive this year is now active in the Pacific, sparking fears of its impact on the climate across the US.

Scientists warn this strong El Nino could intensify extreme weather globally, causing significant heat, floods, droughts, and economic impacts.

The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, and scientists expect it will intensify into the end of the year,…

WASHINGTON: The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday (Jun 11), and scientists expect it will intensify into…

There's a good chance this El Niño could become one of the strongest on record. Now is the time to prepare.

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There is a high chance this year's Pacific climate phenomenon will be among the strongest on record, which could lead to hotter temperatures across the globe.

Seit Monaten kündigt sich das wiederkehrende Wetterphänomen an. Wissenschaftler erwarten globale Rekordtemperaturen.

El Niño, nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists said Thursday.

The weather event – which can bring droughts, floods and record temperatures – has officially arrived, and could grow to peak strength.

Los modelos internacionales proyectan un episodio de magnitud excepcional, con capacidad para alterar patrones meteorológicos, la producción agrícola y la disponibilidad de…

From a wet winter in the Southwest to fewer Atlantic hurricanes, this is what to expect as a potential super El Niño takes shape.

Among the effects predicted: drought in the Pacific Northwest, flooding risk in the South, more Pacific hurricanes, high ocean heat and visits from unusual fish and sharks.