There’s more than just ENSO in the tropical climate neighborhood. Our blogger discusses an Indian Ocean climate pattern that had an important impact on Australia’s catastrophic 2019 bushfire season.
The surface of the tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but ENSO-neutral conditions are still in place. Our blogger takes a journey into the mind of an ENSO forecaster. It’s her own mind, but that still counts.
Kidding. Here's why the polar vortex may also cause you to take off your sweater sometimes.
The tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but forecasters favor ENSO-neutral through the spring.
Some oceanic and atmospheric patterns can give us an early heads-up that El Niño might be on its way.
ENSO-neutral is expected to last through spring 2020. See why in our latest ENSO blog and stay for some ENSO trivia.
What goes into NOAA’s winter outlook when ENSO is in neutral? The Climate Prediction Center’s Mike Halpert discusses the details.
A blog post on the Blob. Blob, Blob, Blob. But here's why you shouldn't call it the Blob.
New research weighs in on a popular debate about whether reduced Arctic sea ice is causing extreme mid-latitude winters. Their result? Blame the atmosphere, not the ice.
The tropical Pacific Ocean may be ENSO-neutral, but there are still plenty of climate-and-weather topics to talk about.