However, one agricultural meteorologist says as El Niño fades, La Niña is already knocking at the door, and it could bring dryness to the southern U.S. The biggest question is now timing.
La Niña is part of a natural climate dynamic, along with the better-known El Niño, called El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). La Niña is ENSO’s cool phase, while El Niño is its warm phase.