El Niño's Unlikely Ally in the Atlantic: What a Rare Niña Means for Our Weather As the Pacific Ocean continues to sizzle under the grip of an exceptionally strong El Niño, a rare phenomenon is brewing in the Atlantic that could have significant implications for our weather.
A rare Atlantic Niña, characterized by cooler than average sea surface temperatures, is emerging in the tropics and will soon join forces with its Pacific counterpart to create a unique atmospheric dynamic.
This unusual alignment of warm and cool anomalies may seem counterintuitive, but experts say they can actually work together to suppress hurricane activity in the Atlantic.