Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The much-anticipated 2026 El Niño has begun, likely producing widespread changes in global weather patterns over the next several ...

As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving ...

An Amazonian forest that burned during the 2015 El Niño. (Credit: Erika Berenguer) WASHINGTON (AFP) — The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the U.S. weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect ...

A long-anticipated and dramatic global climate shift has arrived, federal forecasters said June 11 as they confirmed the start of El Niño conditions. The announcement also adds to mounting evidence ...

A developing El Niño is showing early signs of influencing weather patterns across the United States. The southern U.S. may see wetter conditions, while the northern U.S. could experience warmer and ...

According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, roughly 95% of Colorado is experiencing some level of drought, with about one-third of the state classified in Extreme or Exceptional Drought -- the two ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The conditions of the El Niño weather pattern, which could bring a much-needed wet winter to Colorado, are present and expected to grow stronger than usual ...

El Niño has officially arrived—and it could become one of the most severe on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns. With our oceans already warming from the burning of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You might have noticed that the eastern Pacific Ocean is very active right now with tropical activity. In fact, the basin has already seen two named storms (Amanda and Boris) and ...

Sea surface temperatures across portions of the equatorial Pacific have warmed enough for forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to declare that an El Niño event is ...