The weather-roiling La Niña weather pattern has ended, returning equatorial Pacific temperatures to a neutral state that could portend an active Atlantic hurricane season.
Now that La Niña — a cooling of Pacific temperatures near the equator — is officially over, the ocean’s surface is forecast to remain in a neutral condition through June, July, August and beyond, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said.
While a neutral state doesn’t have much impact on weather during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months, it can be a signal that the Atlantic hurricane season will be busy. Currently there