La Nina

• El Niño looks to be fading. What Canadians can expect in the months to come

  The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says its monitoring shows the El Niño weather event is over. But scientists say its effects could still linger over Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 16
  
• El Niño is almost over. A similar phenomenon may be next. What is La Niña?

  Meteorologist are watching for a weather pattern called La Niña, the opposite of the El Niño pattern behind this year's warm winter. La Niña could bring storms or even hurricanes.

  Canada

  Feb 3
  
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• ‘Running a fever’: What you should know about ‘maritime’ heat waves, weather extremes

  Ocean temperatures that are much hotter than normal this summer have alarmed scientists and raised the prospect of accelerated global heating.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2023
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• Chance of drought looms with rainfall well below average in parts of B.C.

  Last year's dry fall remains a concern for the BC Wildfire Service, which has recorded 40 fires so far this spring.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2023
• La Niña’s kept things cooler this winter. But what happens when that cooling effect vanishes?

  La Niña, a weather pattern associated with cooling, is weakening. Climate experts are predicting a blast of heat this year and even more so in 2024, fueling global warming.

  Weather

  Mar 9, 2023
• B.C. weather: Warmer summer projected with return of El Nino this year

  Equatorial waters, and how warm or cold they are, have a profound effect on western Canada.

  Weather

  Jan 25, 2023
• La Nina could mean colder, snowier winter in the Okanagan

  It won't just be ski hills watching the weather and hoping for precipitation, the unusually hot and dry start to the fall means the wildfire danger rating is still elevated.

  Weather

  Oct 25, 2022
• Warmer weather has arrived in Saskatchewan but temperatures cooler than last year

  The warmer weather is not here to stay. Cooler than normal temperatures are going to linger into next winter.

  Weather

  Jun 6, 2022
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• Why has B.C.’s spring been so cold and wet?

  The current warm stretch of weather expected for the May long weekend doesn't indicate a change from the La Niña influence.

  Weather

  May 19, 2022
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• Snowpack levels in B.C. above normal, except Okanagan: River Forecast Centre

  Snowpack levels across B.C. are 115 per cent of normal. The data ranges from 84 per cent in the Okanagan to 140 per cent in the Upper Columbia.

  Weather

  Jan 12, 2022