<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in El-nino ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/el-nino Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000 en <![CDATA[ El Niño could be here by May, new forecast reveals —‬ here's what it means for summer weather ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/el-nino-could-be-here-by-may-new-forecast-reveals-heres-what-it-means-for-summer-weather CBBKRKFj7m8Q2mc6hP5SBL Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:59:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbit ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-super-el-nino-looms-and-starlink-hits-10-000-satellites-in-orbit Ciur8ZHCBgmpLtiiopbog6 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:56:17 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/super-el-nino-could-push-global-temperatures-to-unprecedented-highs-forecasters-say KDwUzohoLz9ARyUVe5oLYR Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:03:47 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:36:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discovered ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/critical-moment-when-el-nino-started-to-erode-russias-arctic-sea-ice-discovered VfdSZg2L24jGCRaTXrwXcT Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:10:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here's what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/will-there-be-a-la-nina-this-fall-heres-what-forecasters-predict-and-what-it-means-for-the-weather igCuzdjtZEyiqT8vqfEzBH Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:27:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:38:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ 96% of oceans worldwide experienced extreme heatwaves in 2023, new study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/96-percent-of-oceans-worldwide-experienced-extreme-heatwaves-in-2023-new-study-finds Dmo93gQuWM8XHx8ze6e28a Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:18:42 +0000 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 23:30:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/hurricanes/la-nina-is-dead-what-that-means-for-this-years-hurricanes-and-weather 7L7ZwqE8pgr6oXzjmy3UMZ Fri, 02 May 2025 17:12:12 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1,200-year-old remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador hint at 'enigmatic' sacrifice to thwart El Niño ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-200-year-old-remains-of-dismembered-pregnant-woman-in-ecuador-hint-at-enigmatic-sacrifice-to-thwart-el-nino 6MuXtgJCYMV6XZ5pQSnS68 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:24:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/unusual-and-weak-la-nina-finally-here-noaa-confirms yW7Dg7yCCFiKo5pYwoNeEJ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:11:10 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:53:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Climate change is the worst. Here's just how bad it got this year. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change-is-the-worst-heres-just-how-bad-it-got-this-year JfxDj5FEAGpbjHWjbYMsUa Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Mega' El Niño may have fueled Earth's biggest mass extinction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/mega-el-nino-may-have-fueled-earth-s-biggest-mass-extinction biMPcFNhWFgbQPJ2FcSkY8 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Large patch of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator has been cooling at record speeds — and scientists can't figure out why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/large-patch-of-the-atlantic-ocean-near-the-equator-has-been-cooling-at-record-speeds-and-scientists-can-t-figure-out-why 3Qaw2Asmx8GhvcHLSc49BF Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:39:49 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's a 2nd El Niño — and scientists just figured out how it works ]]> https://www.livescience.com/new-el-nino-like-climate-pattern-in-the-southern-hemisphere-explained JkacURwcoX6rS5rjUBuxXN Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:00:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ All El Niños will be extreme if climate change isn't slowed, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/extreme-el-ninos-will-be-the-new-normal-study-suggests cYQbU4gyjkY8vd2cCDWd8J Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:00:25 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Uncharted territory': El Niño to flip to La Niña in what could be the hottest year on record ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/uncharted-territory-el-nino-to-flip-to-la-nina-in-what-could-be-the-hottest-year-on-record SZ5xZmRoKGhpe5K7yc73cS Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/polar-vortex-is-spinning-backwards-above-arctic-after-major-reversal-event WMfE89FbZBHP9uPUnEqkKT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:45:56 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/experts-are-certain-2023-will-be-the-warmest-year-in-recorded-history G2ZdkBWXyfe8KQ6eJ9jP9W Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:38:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/big-blob-of-hot-water-in-pacific-may-be-making-el-nino-act-weirdly ApViUUyaWqc9qqci7PPmum Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:01:17 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon's 'flying rivers' of vapor are drying up in an unprecedented drought. Here's how to save them. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/amazons-flying-rivers-of-vapor-are-drying-up-in-an-unprecedented-drought-heres-how-to-save-them 3Gd7mjwH4NiJEmQ8BXkwo5 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:41:55 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 11:31:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ A strong El Niño is coming this winter. What does that mean? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/a-strong-el-nino-is-coming-this-winter-what-does-that-mean T5Ev8NxoKNRe7Paif9pQDh Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:39:47 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Odds of 'strong' El Niño now over 95%, with ocean temperatures to 'substantially exceed' last big warming event ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/odds-of-strong-el-nino-now-over-95-with-ocean-temperatures-to-substantially-exceed-last-big-warming-event UPvMu2i6JXRQTAKxJJHuzT Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:19:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a row ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/global-temperatures-have-been-the-hottest-on-record-for-3-days-in-a-row pD343htunMVTDCbg7mjFAZ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:40:36 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1000-year-old-wall-in-peru-was-built-to-protect-against-el-nino-floods-research-suggests K9MkQvj4655qtiupxMjRSD Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:19:58 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ El Niño is officially here, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/el-nino-is-officially-here-scientists-say e3LRzfCXtiTMpV8kjpfKeX Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:16:19 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA spots sign of El Niño from space: 'If it's a big one, the globe will see record warming' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/nasa-spots-sign-of-el-nino-from-space-if-its-a-big-one-the-globe-will-see-record-warming yNL2EtJZw4y8jHWeYZzZJg Tue, 16 May 2023 14:00:59 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/significant-el-nino-event-is-almost-guaranteed-this-year-experts-warn-and-it-could-be-a-big-one SfZFdrGq53QH5RfAMdtDjP Fri, 12 May 2023 14:40:46 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The surface of the ocean is now so hot it's broken every record since satellite measurements began ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ocean-surface-temperature-record PpPqGy65UFFhs84kfvudL7 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:53:32 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña could bring another year of intense hurricanes and drought to the US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/triple-dip-la-nina uyvzFgEikzCNVyXpT75T39 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turtles complete seemingly impossible journey thanks to a hidden 'corridor' through the Pacific ]]> https://www.livescience.com/loggerhead-turtle-migration-thermal-corridor.html pKH2AtvfXPscxMLh2QbBNF Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:40:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ La Niña may brew a more active hurricane season, worsen drought in the Southwest ]]> https://www.livescience.com/la-nina-hurricane-season.html Zh4kDW5DJdZBjbYGf4fwLQ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:17:07 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Atlantic May See Up to 4 Major Hurricanes This Season, New Forecast Says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65551-2019-atlantic-hurricane-season.html iMjcX2FrgJLk8wf9rbvX7T Thu, 23 May 2019 19:45:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hearts Ripped from 140 Children and 200 Llamas in Largest Child Sacrifice in Ancient World ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64924-children-llamas-sacrificed-ancient-peru.html v2Kqit7PuMkdrV74iMRygJ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:00:00 +0000 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:25:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Evidence Mounts Against So-Called Climate Change Hiatus ]]> https://www.livescience.com/61010-evidence-disputes-climate-change-hiatus.html nQ2rWEUudJH3pz989eGoxN Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:54:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ El Nino's Absence May Fuel a Stormy Hurricane Season ]]> https://www.livescience.com/60096-wilder-2017-hurricane-season-predicted.html CP5Dew8VfWMyBE2YDCHsXY Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:10:47 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human-Caused Climate Change Made 2016 Way Too Hot ]]> https://www.livescience.com/58388-2016-weather-broke-records.html Eh3qP3xuen3Wvnd2EQefKm Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:36:32 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Twin Hurricanes Matthew and Nicole Could Herald More Storms to Come ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56493-hurricanes-matthew-nicole-could-herald-more-storms.html YZqKQ2zVeR9zLeNieZXqR9 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:41:22 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching is 'Worst in its History' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/54272-great-barrier-reef-worst-coral-bleaching.html te9uKEsgPhbRcAozKjSVHN Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:48:36 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ How a Monster El Niño Transforms the World's Weather ]]> https://www.livescience.com/54079-monster-el-nino-transforms-worlds-weather.html DR5J8Tqs2kd9tDgY8voLiN Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:03:20 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Massive Bird Die-Off Puzzles Alaskan Scientists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53557-massive-bird-die-off-puzzles-scientists.html 9DXzmayKknQjciTAmsVLnb Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:17:10 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:06:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA Sees Massive Winter Storm Moving East ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53446-massive-winter-storm-moves-east.html zLUEwsPGHpSVaJSMbqkYmQ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:25:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Hurricane? In January? You Can Thank El Niño ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53349-rare-january-hurricane-pali.html 8fKcNj7jHbCE6K9fyayjLf Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:41:57 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Venomous Sea Snake Washes Up on California Beach, Surprising Scientists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/53182-venomous-sea-snake-california.html Rm6Dd5gCVRymUziQCiHR9i Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:40:44 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:49:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ El Niño Expected to Strengthen, Bring Wild Weather Across US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52816-el-nino-will-strengthen.html qH8cHJNnLsuK67SW4JobNc Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:54:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ DIY Halloween Costumes: 7 Geeky Getups for Any Party ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52601-science-themed-halloween-costumes.html QC4L2rdQLY6UqvcQ3YCUHD Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:47:14 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wet (But Warm) Winter: Strong El Niño to Usher in Lots of Rain ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52494-strong-el-nino-winter-2015.html Sptw5Hho8PawRDqR9N7Qi4 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:39:42 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Upcoming El Niño May Be As Wild As 1997 Event ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52475-nasa-maps-reveal-strong-el-nino.html PzFUJBcFT38Cpgy88U2Aa Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:53:26 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Snakebites in Costa Rica Rise Along with El Niño Cycles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52149-snakebites-rise-with-el-nino.html QFExHpoHKybMMaQ9Cx6Vcf Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:08:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Record Hot First Half May Herald Warmest Year Yet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/51615-june-record-warm.html qbzhQjvc4sZM5eeGsioUeS Tue, 21 Jul 2015 05:47:55 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Predicting El Niño Devastation, Weeks in Advance ]]> https://www.livescience.com/51024-predicting-el-nino-devastation-weeks-in-advance.html eaadJE7c8CTgzqa5PnWeRc Sat, 30 May 2015 07:42:40 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Devastating Floods in Texas, Oklahoma Driven by El Niño ]]> https://www.livescience.com/50980-texas-oklahoma-flooding-cause-el-nino.html Egu6FjGj7GwAFCCthFTXhF Wed, 27 May 2015 13:29:28 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:18 +0000