As the La Niña weather event wreaks havoc across New South Wales, coal operators are suffering. The Australian coal company Whitehaven is among them – last week slashing its production forecasts after disruption by floods and heavy rain.
The irony of a coal company being hit by extreme weather events was not lost on some. While it’s hard to know how climate change is influencing this La Niña, evidence suggests flood events will become more frequent and intense as the planet warms.
