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Climate change will clearly disrupt El Niño and La Niña this decade – 40 years earlier than we thought

You’ve probably heard a lot about La Niña lately. This cool weather pattern is the main driver of heavy rain and flooding that has devastated much of Australia’s southeast in recent months.

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Why is so much of Australia flooding right now?

Full dams and saturated soil from three consecutive years of La Niña events leave a landscape with little ability to absorb more rain

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What is a 'microburst', where do they come from, and how can you prepare for one?

Microbursts are capable of generating some of the most destructive winds of any weather event, falling second only to cyclones. Here's what you need to know.

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Effects of climate change such as flooding makes existing disadvantages for Indigenous communities so much worse

Spring is here, and with it comes the threat of more floods. Australia is currently experiencing its third consecutive year of a La Niña weather cycle. This means we expect more rainfall than average over the spring and summer months. There is heightened risk of floods, tropical cyclones, prolonged heatwaves…

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They're doing their best: how these 3 neighbourhood 'pests' deal with rainy days

Have you had a recent encounter with an animal you’d much rather avoid? As La Niña continues to give us rainy days, brush turkeys, bats, and cockroaches are emerging from their hide-outs.

The Conversation

‘They’re coming back’: huge flows set to restore life to parched end of Murray-Darling system

La Niña rains have caused terrible flooding upriver, but South Australia is anticipating a much-needed ‘reset’ for stressed environmental systems

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Flood-affected farmers call for more funding to build more resilient infrastructure ahead of third La Niña

The president of the Victorian Farmers Federation says producers are facing further flooding as they as they brace for a third consecutive La Niña.

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Floods can be a disaster for humans – but for nature, it's boom time

Humans, as a rule, do not like floods. And three years of La Niña rains have meant Australians have had more than enough of floods.

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BOM weather forecast says La Niña and negative Indian Ocean Dipole persist

The Bureau of Meteorology's climate driver update shows the sources of flooding rain are hanging on.

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Weather patterns may lead to flooding in February, Met Office warns

Government embarks on campaign to raise awareness over weather threat as England remains in drought

The Guardian - UK

Christmas cherry supply shortage looms as growers battle third La Niña

Australian cherry supplies are expected to be tight this Christmas, thanks to wet weather on the east coast delaying and damaging crops — and experts say they could be more expensive too.

ABC News

Flood waters continue to rise in NSW town of Forbes with peak expected Saturday night

La Niña brings an increased chance of above average rainfall for Australia’s north and east and a lingering risk of flooding for the months ahead

The Guardian - AU

Why Are All Our Allergies So Fucked Right Now?

We asked a doctor to explain why hay fever is so much worse this year.

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Researchers use aerial imagery to take stock of Queensland's suffering dugong population

As the Fraser Coast braces for a third La Niña event, the long-term effects of recent floods are hitting the region's threatened dugong population hard.

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As the Wimmera River fills Lake Hindmarsh with much-needed water, it brings hope for Jeparit

The third consecutive La Niña has been good news for Victoria's largest freshwater lake and its nearby town is hopeful it continues to fill — attract tourists in the process.

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We spoke to the exhausted flood-response teams in the Hunter Valley. Here's what they need when the next floods strike

People living in the Hunter region of New South Wales know all too well the devastation disasters can bring. After enduring the 2019-2020 horror bushfire season, La Niña settled in for three wet summers and residents experienced back-to-back floods.

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Droughts don't need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

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Termites thriving under consecutive La Niñas, cockroach and spider populations to spike as hot weather kicks in

A Brisbane pest exterminator says he has never seen so many termite infestations, with the pest enjoying the dampness caused by consecutive La Niña weather systems.

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Beyond a state of sandbagging: what can we learn from all the floods, here and overseas?

“We are […] sandbagging the state”, New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke declared on Saturday. And so we endure the third La Niña season with this waiting-for-the-next-disaster attitude.

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The BoM Has Given Us A Date For When Soggy Simp La Niña Will Free Us From Her Tight, Wet Grip

Much like the prediction of a TikTok tarot card reader.

The Guardian - AU

Sunshine in sight? La Niña weather pattern to end in early 2023, BoM predicts

Third consecutive La Niña, which has brought widespread rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2022, is likely to end by next February, models show

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The Loop: Budget bonanza begins, Lidia Thorpe says she's 'not going anywhere', La Niña set to hang around until early 2023

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

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BOM climate driver update says La Niña on track to remain until early 2023

The negative IOD in the west and La Niña in the east have been fuelling the relentless rain and respite in the short-term looks unlikely, with the BOM also warning of damaging winds and large hail from a lingering low.

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Phillip Island penguin numbers reach new record amid recurring La Niña

The Little Penguin population on Phillip Island has broken its second record in five months with experts suggesting the La Niña weather pattern is behind the boom.

ABC News

Uncertainty over weather and flood forecasts hits Gold Coast businesses with more La Niña disruption ahead

While the Gold Coast avoided heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, an accommodation provider says the uncertainty of La Niña has changed the ways he does business.

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