La Niña

A map of North America showing a blue arrow moving west to east.

La Niña expected to deliver warmer, drier South Florida winter

Jenny Staletovich

In a briefing this week, the National Weather Service's Miami office a long-expected La Niña weather pattern is forecast to arrive in December.

Three Rooker Island has been eroding over the years. It’s within St. Joseph Sound, on the southern end of Tarpon Springs, being fed by the Gulf of Mexico.

Environment

What the warming global average temperature means for La Niña and hurricane season

Jessica Meszaros

Earth breached a key temperature recently. A climate scientist explains how this warming and consequent weather patterns could impact the 2024 hurricane season, which begins June 1.

A dry, warm winter is likely for Florida as La Niña continues for the third year in a row

Justin Ballard

La Niña is expected to lead to a warmer and drier winter across Florida during the upcoming winter season for the third consecutive winter.

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city of Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Aug. 29, 2022. The U.N. weather agency predicts the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year — its third year in a row — and affect meteorological patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.

The 'triple-dip La Niña' explained – and how it affects the weather in your area

Joe Hernandez

It's the first time this century that La Niña has returned for three consecutive years, according to the UN's weather agency. The pattern influences weather events worldwide.

A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022.

Scientists give Earth a 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

The Associated Press

The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent.

The first major wildfires of 2022 broke out in the Florida Panhandle in March in Calhoun and surrounding counties

Wildfire season gets active in South Florida

Tom Bayles

In the Southwest Florida region, dry soil and warm temperatures have had wildland firefighters on “high alert” since last week.

Return of La Niña Increases Chances of Florida Drought This Winter

Justin Ballard

Winter is typically the driest season of the year in Florida, and according to NOAA a drought may be developing this year due to the return of La Niña.