La Nina 2024 Meaning. Ocean heat in 2024 is a big reason why forecasters are warning of a busy hurricane season. Mcphaden said one of the most common definitions of la niña is when surface water temperatures over a large area of the pacific drop by at least 0.5 degrees.
The united nations on wednesday said the probability of the cooling la nina weather phenomenon. La niña usually means stronger hurricane activity in the atlantic basin and suppressed hurricane activity in the central and eastern pacific.