The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

After three years La Niña is officially over, but Australia could be facing rainfall deficits and extreme heat, irrespective of whether El Niño develops.

After three, long, wet and cool years, La Niña's demise is confirmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meaning hotter, drier times should be ahead for the country.

On Thursday, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) announced an end to the protracted La Nina weather pattern. 

LOS ANGELES — The stubborn La Niña climate pattern that gripped the tropical Pacific for a rare three years in a row is waning, and the odds of an El Niño system forming later this year are getting stronger, according to recent meteorological reports.

If an El Niño develops, an annual temperature record becomes likely soon after.

The low temperatures are abnormal as climate change now ensures the vast majority of seasons are warmer than past years, even when the cooling influence of La Niña is present.

It was anchovy fishermen in Peru who first noticed and named El Niño events in the tropical Pacific hundreds of years ago. Their catches would fluctuate and the largest declines were seen near Christmas when the ocean was at its warmest – they called it El Niño de Navidad, the…

The Bureau of Meteorology released its latest climate driver update on Tuesday, saying the current La Niña has weakened and is “likely near its end”. Most climate models now point to neutral conditions – neither El Niño nor La Niña – through autumn and a trend towards El Niño in…

Storm Otto, which was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute, hit Scotland and north-east England last Friday (February 17 2023) with wind gusts of over 80mph, disrupting power to 61,000 homes.

Three consecutive wet years have primed the Australian landscape for dangerous grass fires, with the potential for burning on a scale "never before experienced", warns a new report.

Australia and New Zealand have both faced a series of devastating floods triggered by climate change and the return of the La Niña weather pattern. So it makes sense that Australia has now sent disaster crews to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.