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El Niño and La Niña are natural climate phenomena that alter weather patterns around the world. El Niño occurs irregularly but shows up roughly every three to seven years and typically lasts between nine and 12 months with occasional exceptions that linger for multiple years.
This periodically recurring atmospheric phenomenon in recent years has become just too unreliable to count on.
California electricity grid managers said they are not yet seeing the same heat-related stress on the power system as they saw last year. Still, there are concerns trouble could arise as more summer heat bakes San Diego.
Several storms have rolled through California. Multiple factors, in addition to La Niña, contributed to months of rain and snow across the state.
The Pacific Ocean is bidding farewell to a three-year La Niña condition and preparing to welcome the return of El Niño.