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Department:February 17, 2016The dismal rainy season in southern Africa has destroyed crops, killed livestock, and even led to blackouts. El Niño probably had something to do with it.
Department:February 9, 2016The disruptions of tropical Pacific sea surface temperature and rainfall that occur during the climate pattern called "ENSO" trigger a cascade of global side effects. These maps show how El Niño and La Niña affect seasonal climate around the world.
Department:February 8, 2016December through February average precipitation during every strong, moderate, or weak El Niño since 1950.
Department:February 5, 2016December through February average temperatures during every strong, moderate, or weak El Niño since 1950. El Niño has a much less reliable influence on U.S. winter temperatures than precipitation.
Department:February 3, 2016Free to good home! NOAA Climate.gov provides hundreds of images and maps that are free for re-use. This page gathers up links to our most popular El Niño and La Niña images.
Department:February 2, 2016As they were in December, waters across the tropical Pacific Ocean continued to be much warmer than average in January 2016, suggesting* that El Niño still had a grip on the basin.
Department:January 22, 2016In the midst of the mega snowstorm bearing down on the East, NCEI's Deke Arndt looks longingly back at December's warmth in his latest Beyond the Data blog.
Department:January 21, 2016A strong El Niño continued during December 2015 with well above average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, according to NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s monthly El Niño advisory update.
Department:January 18, 2016Answers to some of the questions that readers frequently ask NOAA experts about El Niño and La Niña.
Department:January 8, 2016Was El Niño to blame for the above-average temperatures during November and December 2015? As always, the answer is not that simple.
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