La Niña tends to make Western Africa wet, but Eastern Africa, around Somalia, dry. The opposite happens in El Niño with drought-struck Somalia likely to get steady “short rains,” Ehsan said.

However, one agricultural meteorologist says as El Niño fades, La Niña is already knocking at the door, and it could bring dryness to the southern U.S. The biggest question is now timing.

A 1999 economic study found that drought from La Nina cost the United States agriculture between $2.2 billion to $6.5 billion, which is far more than the $1.5 billion cost of El Nino.

El Niño and La Niña drive seasonal weather patterns over Canada and across the world. Explore these high-impact events and how they affect weather here at home.

El Niño-La Niña cycles happen every 3-7 years and last about 9-12 months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Together, they make up a pattern called the ...

A flip from El Nino to La Nina could mean a complete reversal from last winter's warm weather in Upstate New York, said Art Degaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center.

La Nina usually equals a busier than normal hurricane season. Forecast: The experts at NOAA and the Climate Prediction Center say that we are currently in a "neutral phase." ...

La Niña may be coming back, again. Here’s what that means. If La Niña forms later this year, it will be the fifth event since 2020, part of a trend that scientists are carefully monitoring.