Are We In A El Nino Or La Nina Year 2024. Here's what a likely transition to la niña could mean in the coming months. El niño helped drive global average temperatures to new records over the last year.
Forecasters say it’s waning, but that 2024 may still be one for the record books. The warm phase of the pacific ocean’s temperature cycle, known as el niño, is now winding down and is poised to move into its counterphase, la niña.