The strong El Niño currently under way in the Pacific Ocean raises the specter of marine heat waves and coral bleaching once ...

A new study warns that changes in ocean temperatures, winds and rainfall across the tropical Pacific could persist for ...

Long before scientists began tracking ocean temperatures with satellites, buoys and computer models, fishermen along the Pacific coast as far back as the 1600s were watching the seas for signs of ...

Climate signals could give governments several months to prepare for shifts in global food prices, but turning that statistical advantage into cheaper imports or better protection against hunger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea surface temperature change from 1880 to 2023. Nearly every ocean has warmed (yellow to red), with one stark exception: the ...

A much-anticipated El Niño that developed this summer became in September the strongest ever recorded, with cascading effects on global climate expected to peak late this year and into next. Water ...

Climate does more than shape the weather. It can influence when and where infectious diseases emerge by changing how ...

A climate pattern called the Indian Ocean Dipole is developing alongside a strengthening El Niño. The combination of these two ocean patterns could influence Florida's weather this winter. A positive ...

Image caption: Scripps meteorologist Chad Hecht releases a weather balloon into an atmospheric river making landfall in Marysville, Calif. The Pacific Ocean’s El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ...

A rare Atlantic Niña and a Super El Niño are occurring simultaneously in different oceans. Both weather patterns can suppress Atlantic hurricane activity by changing atmospheric conditions. Atlantic ...

Demand for metals has exploded in recent decades, thanks to population growth, technological innovation, and economic ...