The map below shows the same data for stronger El Niño winters. The pronounced darker hues represent more extreme shifts in snowfall during a strong El Niño compared to an average one.

Map shows how El Nino conditions will affect food production in different parts of the world. Purple represents positive impacts on crop yields, while orange represents severe negative impacts.

Newly released maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provide a clue. While they aren't forecasts, they show where and how much snow has fallen during previous El Niño winters.

A graphic shared by NOAA shows how El Nino 2023 will affect the United States. NOAA Climate.gov. A wet winter can be expected from the southern states of California, through the Tennessee valley ...

As the US gears up for a winter heavily influenced by the first strong El Niño in years, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released maps that offer insight ...

A map shows the temperature outlook across the country for the winter season in 2023-24. (Map: NOAA) As is expected in an El Niño year, it’s the southern states that look most likely to get hit ...

El Nino often has major weather implications around the world from floods in some areas to droughts in others. It also tends to raise the average global temperatures as well, often leading to ...

A diagram of the patterns that create El Niño and La Niña over the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA) During normal conditions, prevailing winds blow from east to west, pushing surface water from South ...

El Niño is set to hit the world hard this year - which will cause a drastic change in weather conditions compared to average The season's first snow fell down on 17.9 percent of the contiguous U ...

As the US gears up for a winter heavily influenced by the first strong El Niño in years, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released maps that offer insight ...

The map above depicts how much snow differs from average across all El Niño winters, regardless of El Niño’s strength. The drier trend that’s typical across the northern US shows up well in ...