"From Super El Niño to La Niña: Forecasters Predict Shift in Global Weather Patterns"
The current El Niño climate pattern has reached "historically strong" status, with its counterpart La Niña expected to develop later this year. El Niño's impacts on U.S. weather are forecasted to continue through April, bringing ongoing storminess across the southern U.S. and warmer temperatures in the northern U.S. The global temperatures in January 2024 were the warmest on record, and the transition to La Niña could potentially boost hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean later in the year.