La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon
- Written by Pedro DiNezio, Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
La Niña typically means cooler, wetter conditions on average globally, but not everywhere, and not every time.Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty ImagesOne of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way.
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