As La Niña strengthens, forecasters warn of a potential return to drought

The climate pattern could plunge California back into aridity in the months ahead.

As La Niña gathers strength in the tropical Pacific, forecasters are warning that the climate pattern could plunge California back into drought conditions in the months ahead. La Niña is the drier component of the El Niño Southern Oscillation system, or ENSO, which is a main driver of climate and weather patterns across the globe.

'We haven't seen both the ocean temperatures reflect that cooling enough ... and we also haven't seen the atmosphere hook on,' DiLiberto said. Still, he is relatively confident La Niña will emerge because there is a large area of below-average-temperature water just beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, which is 'slowly but surely approaching the surface,' DiLiberto said. 'So the signs are all still there,' he said.

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