Forecasters are predicting a ‘three-peat La Niña’ this yr. A latest examine of ocean temperature patterns means that local weather change may, within the brief time period, be favoring La Niñas. A La Niña winter tends to be cooler and wetter within the Pacific Northwest and warmer and drier within the U.S. Southwest. Different worldwide results embrace drier situations in East Africa, and rainier climate in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.