El Niño conditions can nudge the overall weather pattern in Connecticut, although it doesn't affect day-to-day forecasts.

There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack and ...

New research shows storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rainfall, revealing a major shift in one of Earth’s most important climate systems. Macquarie Island sits in the remote Southern ...

The results confirmed that certain patterns in ocean saltiness can fuel El Niño strength. During springtime in the western ...

A warm wind shift is unfolding in a remote part of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. And despite its geographical isolation, it could signal the start of a planetary change in ocean temperatures and ...

Ocean temperatures may be quietly protecting the world from a global drought catastrophe. By analyzing more than a century of climate data, researchers discovered that droughts rarely spread across ...

The world's oceans are shifting beneath us in ways that researchers say have no real precedent in the modern record. The ...

Changes in ocean temperatures halfway across the globe can have an impact on the Atlantic hurricane season in Connecticut.

Off the coast of Western Australia, the Southern Indian Ocean is becoming significantly less salty, and scientists say it’s happening at a rate never seen before. This rapid freshening has raised ...