The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Why it could rain for months on Australia's east coast

When will it stop raining? As torrential downpours, storm warnings and deadly flooding devastate Australia's east coast, it's a good question — and the answer is not what exhausted communities will want to hear.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

Australia's record-breaking floods can be traced back to one thing, experts say

The highly unusual combination of two consecutive weather events that "act like a boiling pot of water" is to blame for the devastating floods and storms that have hit the east coast, an expert says.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2022

Tasmania records driest summer in 40 years as La Niña ‘swings the wind around’

Weather pattern slashes rainfall in Australia’s southernmost state while temperatures soar

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2022

Rain records: how long will NSW and Queensland’s wet and humid weather last?

Floods have claimed lives and Sydney is experiencing its wettest summer in decades amid La Niña and climate change. Is this the new normal?

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022

Bad News: Everyone’s Least Favourite Type Of Weather ‘Hot-Soggy-Ew’ Is Here To Stay For Months

La Niña may be past her peak, but she’ll be lurking for months to come.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 26, 2022

It’s Officially Sydney’s Wettest Summer In 30 Years And The Rain Is Only Going To Get Worse

Let it wash away my sanity.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 24, 2022

When will wet and stormy weather end in the UK?

With Storm Eunice battering country, signs show bad weather caused by La Niña could last into March

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022

How humid is it? 3 things to keep you cool in a hot and sticky summer (and 3 things that won't)

La Niña has resulted in a humid summer for much of eastern Australia.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2022

Plants thrive during La Niña, but not without challenges for coastal gardeners

As La Niña propels humidity to record levels on the east coast of Australia, gardeners and groundskeepers talk about the negative and positive impacts of increased moisture on private and public vegetation

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Southern Africa’s summer has been wetter than normal: here's why

March marks the end of southern Africa’s 2021/2022 summer wet-season. Since its onset in October, most summer rainfall zone regions have experienced wetter than normal conditions.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022