Lifting is the process that creates clouds and precipitation. During La Niña, the subtropical jet stream tends to be less prominent, so less moisture makes its way to South Carolina.

El Niño is a seasonal shift in Pacific Ocean temperatures that can suppress hurricanes, change rainfall patterns and bend the ...

La Niña, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Niño climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three months. The La Niña that appeared in January, months later than ...

In true spring fashion, April delivered a chaotic mix of weather to New England, even seeing one last shot of snow while ...

La Niña tends to pound these regions with cold and wet snow storms due to a northerly jet stream that acts as a powder producing factory. In fact, Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington set a world record ...

(NEXSTAR) – The weak La Niña that’s been with us since winter ... The temperature of the water and air above it can shift the position of the jet stream, which in turn impacts the types ...

The warming and cooling of this part of the ocean can have an influence in jet stream patterns that affect the United States and the Atlantic hurricane season. La Niña has recently ended after a ...

We all need something to believe in. As one end of the ENSO climatic pattern, La Niña occurs when ocean temperatures across the central and eastern tropical Pacific go cold. This pushes the Pacific ...

El Niño is a seasonal shift in Pacific Ocean temperatures that can suppress hurricanes, change rainfall patterns and bend the jet stream. Its cold-water counterpart, La Niña, tends to do the ...