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La Niña Has Developed In The Pacific Ocean And Will Persist Through Winter. Here’s What That Means.

The criteria for La Niña conditions have been met, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, and are expected to persist through the winter. By Miriam Guthrie • 3 hours ago

Here’s Your October To December Outlook

Weak La Niña conditions have emerged across the central and eastern Pacific, according to a monthly update released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center on Thursday. Conditions are favored to persist through winter.

A La Niña Advisory Is Now In Effect

La Niña occurs when the ocean’s surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific reach a specific cooler-than-average temperature, as shown below.

NOAA said the expansive cooling

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