Once they finally did, they only maintained La Niña levels for a few months. Now, neither La Niña nor its counterpart El Niño are present and a so-called neutral phase has begun, according to a new ...

And while El Niño ... snow when a La Niña pattern is in place, Di Liberto said. The areas that get more average snowfall in an La Niña winter are shaded in blue on the map below, while areas ...