How La Niña Affects the Weather

Many times, the weatherman will mention that our storms or lack of storms is because of La Niña or El Niño. These are weather patterns that can affect the weather around the world including the United States. Both La Niña and El Niño occur when there are certain changes in the temperature of the Pacific Ocean along the equator.

Understanding these different weather patterns and looking back, weatherman can forecast possible severe weather, storms and droughts for the next year. This helps farmers and ranchers and everyone else anticipate how the next season might be.

The Important Facts of Global Warming

There is a great deal of debate about global warming and climate change and it seems it is more political than scientific at times. This makes it hard to know the real facts when politicians get in the way of real science. It is important for all of us to understand global warming so we can make informed decisions. Is global warming man-made or just a cycle of the Earth.

How to See the Rare and Beautiful Noctilucent Clouds

Noctilucent clouds / IreenTrummer CC BY-SA 4.0

 

These beautiful noctilucent clouds once rare are being seen more often and at lower latitudes. Scientists think noctilucent clouds could be a sign of global climate change. What are these clouds and why are they being seen more often.

What is El Niño and How it Affects the Weather

The weather is extreme in some places and beautiful in other places. Is it because of El Niño? What exactly is El Niño and what causes it?

Meteorologist use computer models and look for patterns to forecast the weather. There can be normal patterns and abnormal patterns. As meteorologists have learned more about these patterns, they found two distinct patterns in the Pacific Ocean. These are called El Niño and La Nina.

When Will the Next Ice Age Occur?

No one can say exactly when the next ice age will occur, but we can look to previous ice ages and see what caused them. Learning about what caused the previous ice ages, scientists can possibly know when the next ice age will happen again.