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World Meteorological Organization says weak La Niña to prevail till March 2026, may trigger colder winter in India

December 04, 2025 1:30 pm

IMD has said the prevailing La Niña conditions could be one of the factors contributing to a harsher winter in India this year.

Weak La Niña to last till April, says NOAA

February 18, 2025 12:27 pm

The ongoing La Niña emerged in January this year and multiple global weather agencies had forecast it to be a weak and short event.

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Where is La Niña? And why did global models err in their predictions?

December 14, 2024 11:26 am

Weather models had predicted the onset of La Niña as early as September. But that has not happened. Here is why La Niña is ‘delayed’, and why global models erred in their predictions

La Nina could soon arrive: Here's what that means for winter weather

October 20, 2024 2:48 pm

La Nina is part of a natural climate cycle that can cause extreme weather across the planet — and its effects vary from place to place.

The La Nina and North India’s pollution

October 01, 2024 11:14 pm

It's time to rethink air quality strategies by scientifically integrating broader factors and prioritising health-centric measures which can best be realised by a resource framework

Global weather models indicate delayed emergence of La Nina

July 15, 2024 1:50 pm

Earlier this year, IMD said the emergence of La Nina during the latter half of India’s monsoon season could bring above-normal rainfall over the country.

Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Aug. 30, 2021, in Jean Lafitte, La. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Thursday, June 13, 2024, pronounced dead the El Nino that warms parts of the central Pacific. Forecasters expect La Nina to breeze in just in time for peak Atlantic hurricane season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth

June 13, 2024 9:33 pm

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced dead the El Nino that warms parts of the central Pacific.

El Nino ending; at least 60 per cent chance of La Nina developing during July-Sept: WMO

June 03, 2024 6:11 pm

The 2023/24 El Niño event, which drove record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is predicted to transition to La Niña conditions later this year, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization.