The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Analysis shows record occurred after La Niña period, when temperatures across central and eastern Pacific tend to be cooler

Remember the butterfly effect? It was a popular summary of chaos theory suggesting a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas.

El Niño weather warning has been issued so it's gonna be a hot, dry couple of months.

Heatwave comes as Bureau of Meteorology confirms La Niña that has brought rain to east coast is over

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…