El Niño/La Niña Update (June 2009) Publication 18 June 2009 Adobe Stock / Microgen Rapid changes in oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific in recent months, and an increasing number of computer model predictions, are now pointing to a substantial likelihood of an El Niño event in the second half of 2009. However, surface climate conditions in the tropical Pacific are overall still considered near-neutral at this time. The situation therefore warrants especially careful monitoring over the next couple of months. View Report Share: Other editions Publication 01 April 2023 El Niño/La Niña Update (April 2023) Publication 01 November 2022 El Niño/La Niña Update (November 2022) Publication 01 August 2022 El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2022) View all editions