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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

With another La Niña under way, experts warn Australia’s east coast remains at high risk

A view down a severely flooded street in Lismore. There are multiple small boats ferrying people to safety, and a group of authorities and rescuers waiting at the water's edge to help them. Cars line the side of the road where it isn't flooded
Flooding in Lismore in late February. There was heavy rain and severe weather warnings across eastern Australia before La Niña even arrived. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/AAP

La Niña is here, again.

Rain lashed parts of the east coast again on Thursday’s public holiday, and on Friday morning residents of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland were warned of more flooding. Another climate driver, the Indian Ocean dipole, is in a negative phase, fuelling heavy rains and renewed flooding in inland NSW.

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