April Brietta

Is 2024 A El Nino Or La Nina Year. North atlantic ocean ssts are expected to remain high throughout 2024, potentially setting records that were shattered only just last year. Noaa projects an 85 percent chance that the enso cycle will shift to its neutral phase between april and june 2024, and then a 60 percent chance a la niña.

After a strong el nino, like the world saw in late 2023 and early 2024, conditions tend to swing fairly quickly to la nina. The effects of el nino tend to peak during december, but the impact typically takes time to spread across the globe.