The weather phenomenon known as El Niño could form later this year, potentially pushing global temperatures to record heights. There's a 50% to 60% chance of El Niño developing during the ...

Let's start with what it is not: El Niño is not a storm that can hit your community. It is a climate pattern, meaning it is not "weather", but it does affect weather. To define El Niño, we have to ...

Get ready. The world’s most influential natural weather feature is coming in for a landing. "The El Niño cometh," said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather on X recently. An El Niño is forecast to ...

Earlier this month, scientists at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, issued an “El Niño Watch” for this summer. They said there is a 62% chance that El Niño conditions will ...

Something is stirring in the tropical Pacific Ocean, and scientists are paying very close attention. After a brief and relatively weak La Niña that dominated the winter of 2025–2026, climate models ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Californians may want to start paying attention now. One of the world’s most powerful climate drivers — El Niño — is taking shape ...

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. El Niño ...