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The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

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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Bean ripped off? World coffee prices are falling, but not the cost of your flat white

The combination of another La Niña and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole has seen coffee prices plummet. But we’re yet to see that passed on.

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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.

ABC News

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.

The Conversation

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.

ABC News

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.

The Conversation

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.

Pedestrian.tv

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

The Guardian - AU

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

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ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: ‘triple-dip’ La Niña heightens drought in US

Up to 60% of country in designated drought zone, as jet stream heats up parts of Europe

ABC News

Wide Bay-Burnett mops up after 500mm of rain in matter of days, BOM says four climate factors to blame

Wide Bay-Burnett residents are mopping up and monitoring river levels after a drenching of rain. Roads were cut, emergency alerts issued, and dams spilled in a sure sign that La Niña predictions have become a reality.

ABC News

Strong Antarctic polar vortex adds to south-east Australian rainfall and flood risk, BOM says

Winds high above Antarctica spinning at 200km/h are adding to south-east Australia's flood risk, according to the BOM. It's deepening the risk of rainfall that's already elevated by La Niña and the Indian Ocean Dipole.

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Los Angeles Times

The latest US winter outlook spells trouble for dry California

LOS ANGELES — A warm, dry winter is in store for much of California as La Niña conditions are slated to persist through at least January, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

ABC News

A shift in the wind direction across Sydney is behind the city's record wet year

There's a secret ingredient behind Sydney's more than 170 days of rain, and it's not because of the usual suspects of La Niña, climate change, the negative Indian Ocean Dipole or the Southern Annular Mode.

Zenger

AccuWeather’s 2022-2023 Canada Winter Forecast

Due to the orientation of a climatological phenomenon known as La Niña, some areas will bear the brunt of stormy weather.

Axios

Rare "triple-dip" La Niña, climate change to expand drought across U.S. this winter

Drought conditions are becoming a greater concern in Texas and other states.

ABC News

Gold Coast and Scenic Rim residents fear La Niña will lead to more road damage

Communities in the Gold Coast hinterland and Scenic Rim fear heavy rain will lead to more damage and delay repairs to roads after being left isolated and without essentials.

The Independent UK

Drought, fire risk to stay high during third La Niña winter

Federal weather officials say drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter

ABC News

Another wet summer raises concerns of Japanese encephalitis outbreaks

A leading mosquito-borne virus expert says back-to-back La Niña seasons are bringing a heightened risk of Japanese encephalitis to the southern states.

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