Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by a climate phenomenon known as El Niño/La Niña.

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that ...

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack and ...

Changes to the seasons will also have big impacts on the environment—altering the growing seasons for plants and changing migration patterns for animals. “If you shorten the spring, you're severely ...

It’s been two years since El Niño wreaked havoc across the globe. The climate pattern, which takes place as a result of changes in the Pacific Ocean, drove heavy rainfall along the western U.S. and ...

Is your idea of El Niño and La Niña mainly informed by a 1990s-era Chris Farley sketch from “Saturday Night Live?” The late comedian’s definition was hilarious, albeit a bit lacking in scientific ...

Arctic sea ice has reached one of its lowest levels on record, with experts linking the decline to rising global temperatures ...

For Zimbabwe, a country whose economy and livelihoods are deeply tied to natural resources, the stakes are particularly high. Confronting human-induced climate change is, therefore, not only an ...