Weather forecast: La Nina is here, may last through winter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Government weather forecasters say La Nina is here. La Nina (la NEEN’-yuh), the flip side of El Nino (ehl NEEN’-yoh), is the cooling of the central Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns worldwide. Mike Halpert of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday he expects La Nina conditions to be […]