# Climate indicators
B.R. Shenoy
La Niña returns for the third year in a row for the first time this century
"It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a la Niña event. Its cooling influence is temporarily slowing the rise in global temperatures – but it will not halt or reverse the long-term warming trend," Petteri Taalas, the secretary-general of WMO, said in a recent report.
2022-09-14