El Niño and La Niña - National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Jul 1, 2015 · What are some of ENSO's impacts? Ecosystems and human communities can be positively or negatively affected. For example, in the Southern United States, during the fall through spring, El Niño usually causes increased rainfall and sometimes destructive flooding.
Understanding El Niño - National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Feb 2, 2016 · The TAO story: Developing an El Nino observing system Real-time data from moored ocean buoys improves detection, understanding and prediction of El Niño and La Niña. (NOAA) Today NOAA and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology are leading an effort involving scientist from many other nations to improve this early warning system.
El Niño and La Niña Explained | Ocean Today - National Oceanic …
Transcript. NARRATOR: Warmer or colder than average ocean temperatures in one part of the world can influence weather around the globe - boggles the mind, right?
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - National Oceanic and …
Sep 26, 2023 · The bright red shows sea surface water temperatures warmer than normal in the Eastern Pacific, indicating the presence of El Niño. (Dec. 1997) Download Image One of the most prominent aspects of our weather and climate is its variability. This variability ranges from small-scale phenomena such as wi
Forecasting El Niño and La Niña - National Oceanic and …
Transcript. NARRATOR: El Niño and La Niña are periodic weather patterns resulting from interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Winter Outlook: Wetter South, warmer North
Oct 19, 2023 · This year, El Nino is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released today by the Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service.
NOAA research finds new way to identify which El Niño events will …
Weather forecasters have long known that El Niño events can throw seasonal climate patterns off kilter, particularly during winter months. Now, new research from NOAA and the University of Washington suggests that a different way to detect El Niño could help forecasters predict the unusual weather it causes.
NOAA predicts a near-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
May 25, 2023 · After three hurricane seasons with La Nina present, NOAA scientists predict a high potential for El Nino to develop this summer, which can suppress Atlantic hurricane activity. El Nino’s potential influence on storm development could be offset by favorable conditions local to the tropical Atlantic Basin.
El Niño prolongs longest global coral bleaching event
Global warming and the current intense El Niño are prolonging the longest global coral die-off on record, according to NOAA scientists, who will will present the latest global bleaching update and outlook Friday, Feb. 26 at the 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans.
Weather Impacts of ENSO - National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Jun 29, 2023 · The Jetstream Typical average position of the jet stream during El Niño and La Niña. Download Image As the position of the warm water along the equator shifts back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, the region with the greatest evaporation of water into the atmosphere also shifts with it. This ha