La Niña conditions finally emerged in late December, but they are likely to fade before you even notice their impact.

A typical La Niña pattern produces a wetter, cooler winter over the northern U.S., while drier, milder weather takes hold of the South. While there have been important caveats that go against the ...

In May, the Bureau of Meteorology declared that an El Niño had established in the Pacific Ocean. Following this, much of Australia saw a dry winter with above-average temperatures, except in parts of ...