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.

Warnings of a strong El Nino weather pattern this year suggest that the coming months could be characterized by drought, flooding and extreme heat. What impacts are in store? And…

El Niño is characterized by a warming of the Pacific Ocean that alters global weather patterns, which can damage crops and strain power grids. | World News

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…

Experts have cautioned that the world must treat the approaching El Nino as the urgent climate warning it is. | World News

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.

El Nino conditions are expected to strengthen in the coming months, bringing potentially significant impacts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

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.

Meteroogists forecast it will rival – or exceed – record El Niño from 1997 and further heat globe

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…

Even before it officially formed, this El Nino was given nicknames ranging from ‘super’ to ‘Godzilla’

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.

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 US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday the return of El Nino: the warm phase of a natural climate cycle linked to higher global temperatures and…