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The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Still Unusually Quiet
Where are all the big Atlantic storms? A year ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, kicking off a parade of destructive storms that made 2017 the costliest Atlantic season ever. So far in ...
La Nina Appears Likely for Remaining Winter
A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday that La Niña conditions are likely to persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter. La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean ...
La Nina Becomes More Likely as El Nino Odds Fade
The U.S. reduced the odds of a Pacific El Nino, but said the prospect of La Nina ushering in cold weather across the northern U.S. has improved. Extremes in Pacific Ocean temperatures, called La Nina ...
Record Heavy Rains Heighten California Crop Risks
Record rains are a double-edged sword for California's Salinas Valley: While the recent deluge virtually ended the state's historic drought, it also created muddy, unworkable fields - sending prices ...
Summer Weather Predictions Toughen With La Niña’s Demise
With the end of a Pacific La Nina and no clear signal of where ocean temperatures are heading, predicting spring and summer weather that will impact agriculture and energy markets just got a little ...
New Year Will Unleash a Deep Freeze Upon Much of the World
A deep freeze is about to descend on North America, Europe and Asia thanks to record high temperatures across the Arctic. How's that? "Think of it like a seesaw," said Matt Rogers, president of ...
La Niña Will Chill Northern U.S., Dry Out the South Through Winter
A La Nina that threatens to push cold temperatures across the northern U.S. and extend drought conditions in the south will probably remain in the Pacific deep into the winter, fading away by spring, ...
Farmers Are at Risk if La Niña Emerges as Some Predict
The El Nino that has dominated global weather for more than a year has ended and may give way by the end of 2016 to a weak or moderate La Nina that can dry up crops in Brazil, soak them with rains in ...