Hurricane researchers at Colorado State University have tweaked their prediction for the season. See the new numbers.

Barry and Chantel were short-lived tropical storms their remnants caused killer flooding in Texas and North Carolina.

The remainder of the winter and the upcoming spring are expected to be mild. This is a reflection of the global warming trend ...

Rapid intensification can make hurricanes more dangerous in a short period, leaving less time for preparation and response.

Colin Zarzycki, Penn State U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to ...

Two of the planet's most powerful natural climate influencers, El Niño and La Niña, have shaped global weather patterns for ...

A confluence of factors, including warmer-than-average water temperatures, could mean a heightened 2025 hurricane season.

El Niño is a climate pattern of Pacific Ocean temperature and wind shifts that affect global weather. El Niño brings warm waters to the eastern Pacific; La Niña brings cool waters there.

Overall, the entire cycle is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and it remains one of the most important climate patterns on Earth. It affects weather worldwide.

Persistently active El Niño–Southern Oscillation since the Mesozoic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024; 121 (45) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404758121 ...

El Niño and La Niña are the warm and cool phases of a natural climate pattern across the tropical Pacific known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or “ENSO” for short.