Latest about El Nino and La Nina
First-Ever 5,000-Year Record of Hurricanes Compiled
Scientists created the longest-ever record of hurricane strikes and show El Niño acts like switch.
On the Street: What New Yorkers Think about Global Warming
An informal straw poll of New Yorkers reveals that many think global warming and El Nino are somehow contributing to this year's unusually mild winter.
Strange Weather's Loose Link to Global Warming
Is global warming behind this year's warm winter? Yes and no, scientists say.
Wildfires Linked to Warming Ocean
As warming ocean temperatures have been linked to a spike in wildfires in the past, scientists now predict the western United States could experience more of such fires in the coming decades.
El Nino Forms, Throttling Hurricane Formation
El Nino conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007.
Weak El Nino Possibly Forming
The U.S. should expect wetter-than-average conditions over portions of the Gulf Coast and southeastern states in the first three months of 2007
Deserts Might Grow as Tropics Expand
The jet streams are on the move, and scientists say it could change rainfall long-term patterns around the globe.
