El Nino And La Nina 2024. The warm phase of the pacific ocean’s temperature cycle, known as el niño, is now winding down and is poised to move into its counterphase, la niña. The 2023/24 el niño event, which helped fuel a spike in global temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is now showing signs of ending.
What does that mean for weather. The strong el niño pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring.