ENSO Blog

February 2020 ENSO update: mind reading
February 13, 2020
The surface of the tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but ENSO-neutral conditions are still in place. Our blogger takes a journey into the mind of an ENSO forecaster. It’s her own mind, but that still counts.

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The polar vortex is going to make you put on a sweater. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
January 23, 2020
Kidding. Here's why the polar vortex may also cause you to take off your sweater sometimes.

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January 2020 ENSO update: new year, new you
January 9, 2020
The tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but forecasters favor ENSO-neutral through the spring.

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A visit to the zoo: climate patterns that can precede ENSO
December 23, 2019
Some oceanic and atmospheric patterns can give us an early heads-up that El Niño might be on its way.

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December 2019 ENSO update: neutral, rinse, repeat
December 12, 2019
ENSO-neutral is expected to last through spring 2020. See why in our latest ENSO blog and stay for some ENSO trivia.

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No ENSO? NOAA still issues Winter Outlook!
November 26, 2019
What goes into NOAA’s winter outlook when ENSO is in neutral? The Climate Prediction Center’s Mike Halpert discusses the details.

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November 2019 ENSO update: the people in your neighborhood
November 14, 2019
While ENSO-neutral conditions are expected to continue through the winter, some other climate patterns are out and about in the neighborhood.

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Seeing Red Across the North Pacific Ocean
October 23, 2019
A blog post on the Blob. Blob, Blob, Blob. But here's why you shouldn't call it the Blob.

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October 2019 ENSO update: fright night
October 10, 2019
ENSO-neutral conditions are likely to remain through the fall. What’s going on in the tropical Pacific? While we’re at it, what’s going on with the Atlantic hurricane season?

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The atmosphere and Arctic sea ice: Who’s the dog, and who’s the tail?
September 26, 2019
New research weighs in on a popular debate about whether reduced Arctic sea ice is causing extreme mid-latitude winters. Their result? Blame the atmosphere, not the ice.

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