La Nina Year 2024. La niña is taking shape after the hottest year on record. In a la niña year, the trade winds strengthen, pushing warm water toward asia and increasing the upwelling of cold water off the pacific coast of the americas.
Climate change and the outgoing el niño will likely ignite more weather. There is likely to be a swing back to la niña conditions later this year, according to a new update from the world meteorological organization (wmo).