La Niña has made a long-awaited return, cooling the Pacific and stirring up global weather patterns. This natural climate ...

The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also ... While parts of the Northern Pacific Ocean have warmed very rapidly, other areas ...

The long story short is that tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures have been recorded at cooler-than-average levels. See the graph below for more detail and historical context. Per NOAA's ...

Sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean compared to average for the week of Dec. 30, 2024–Jan. 5 2025. Orange and red areas were warmer than average, while blue areas were cooler than average.