AP Spotlight La Nina is back, but it's weak and could be brief SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press Oct 9, 2025 Oct 9, 2025 Updated Jan 14, 2026 0 1 of 2 A water rescue boat moves in floodwaters at an apartment complex Oct. 10, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Clearwater, Fla. Mike Stewart, Associated Press People clear a sidewalk Feb. 13, 2024, during a winter snowstorm in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke, Associated Press Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON — La Nina, the cooler and at times costlier flip side of El Nino, arrived to warp weather worldwide, meteorologists said Thursday.kAm%9:D ?2EFC2= H62E96C A96?@>6?@? @7E6? EFC3@492C86D E96 pE=2?E:4 9FCC:42?6 D62D@?[ 3FE E9:D {2 }:?2 >2J 36 E@@ H62< 2?5 7=66E:?8 E@ 42FD6 >F49 EC@F3=6]k^AmkAmx? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ {2 }:?2 @7E6? >62?D >@C6 AC64:A:E2E:@? — :?4=F5:?8 A@DD:3=6 D?@HDE@C>D — :? ?@CE96C? 2C62D 2?5 H:?E6C 5CJ?6DD :? 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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm to hit Jamaica in recent history. It has already caused fatalities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.Â
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges Farmers' Almanac said Thursday that its 2026 edition will be its last. Access to the online version will cease next month.
