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Wind magnitude is greater during El Niño years than during La Niña years, due to the more frequent cold frontal incursions during El Niño winters. [212] Tehuantepec winds reach 20 knots (40 km/h) to 45 knots (80 km/h), and on rare occasions 100 knots (190 km/h). The wind's direction is from the north to north-northeast. [213]
Little-known Weather Pattern When El Nino And La Nina Are No Longer In Control. The year 2024 began with an El Niño event over the Pacific, which transitioned into neutral conditions during the ...
El Niño is a natural climate event caused by the Southern Oscillation, popularly known as El Niño or also in meteorological circles as El Niño-Southern Oscillation or ENSO, [6] through which global warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean results in the development of unusually warm waters between the coast of South America and the ...
Weakening sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical Pacific in early 2023 associated with the end of the La Niña event. The 2020–2023 La Niña event was unusual in that it featured three consecutive years of La Niña conditions (also called a "triple-dip" La Niña) in contrast to the typical 9–12 month cycles of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), [3] though the magnitude ...
Weak La Nina still expected this winter, last into spring after last year’s El Nino winter. Andrew Wulfeck. December 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM. ... What Are El Nino And La Nina Climate Patterns?
It’s an extremely rare occurrence to happen three years in a row, Cullen said, with the only two times it’s happened since records began in 1949 being from 1973 to 1976 and 1998 to 2001.
La Niña conditions typically span about 9 to 12 months, but can go as long as two years, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Ullrich said the current episode is a record ...
The El Niño event also contributed to the Earth's warming trend, with 2014 and 2015 being two of the warmest years on record. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Over 60 million people faced hunger and malnutrition in 2016 due to drought effects influenced by ENSO, with Africa worst hit, Indochina faced a severe drop in food production, and Ethiopia counted ...