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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns

A flooded house
A house along the Hawkesbury River in Windsor NSW, flooded in March. A US expert says Australia may face a ‘triple dip’ La Niña, which could cause more east coast flooding. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Australia’s east coast could be hit by a rare “triple La Niña” that brings flooding rains and cooler weather for the third summer in a row, a senior US government scientist says.

Experts say the prospect of a triple La Niña is real, but there is disagreement between different computer models and Australia could yet avoid a return of summer floods.

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