The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly, its activity affects conditions around the globe. Periodic variations in the ocean’s water ...
La Niña is holding strong in the tropical Pacific, which will have implications on how our fall and winter seasons behave.
The Walker Circulation drives air currents in the Pacific, which then affect weather conditions across the globe. (Fiona Martin via Courthouse News) (CN) — Climate scientists are bracing for ...
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly, its activity affects conditions around the globe. Periodic variations ...
One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year — El Niño — is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends ...
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) diversity has a significant impact on global climate and seasonal prediction. However, it is still a challenging problem for present-day global climate models to ...
Georgina Falster receives funding from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. This research was funded by the US National Science Foundation. After a rare ...
An international team of scientists found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. The results provide important ...