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The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

As thousands continue to recover from inundation and the tropics get their round of rain this weekend, the weather continues to be a hot topic of conversation. So, what's causing it and when is it going to end?

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Wet autumn outlook for parts of eastern Australia as the BOM predicts above average rainfall

A wetter than average April to June is likely for parts of eastern and northern Australia, meaning the risk of widespread flooding persists in many hard-hit areas, which already have full catchments and wet soils.

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Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected Once Again, AccuWeather Forecasters Say

The season officially starts June 1, but there is a high chance for a preseason storm to develop.

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Why can floods like those in the Northern Rivers come in clusters?

Right now, Lismore residents are going through their second major flood in a month.

The Conversation

NSW and Queensland are set for months of wet weather as authorities issue new flood warnings

Floods have returned to Queensland and new warnings have been issued in northern NSW as La Niña shows now sign of stopping the rain anytime soon.

The New Daily

Whales’ Response To La Niña, Lack Of Antarctic Krill Found In Baleen

Researchers have compared climate records and found a connection with isotopes stored in filter-feeding whale tissue.

Zenger

‘It’s not supposed to be white’: one of the Great Barrier Reef’s healthiest reefs succumbs to bleaching

Widespread bleaching during the cooler temperatures of La Niña has left scientists dreading the damage that could be caused by the next El Niño

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Morning mail: Russia accused of war crimes in Ukraine, flood victims still without housing, La Niña’s long run

Friday: Russia has been accused by the UK, the US, France, Albania, Ireland and Norway of war crimes, and France says Putin is only pretending to negotiate. Plus: when will eastern Australia’s wet weather end?

The Guardian - AU

When will eastern Australia’s wet weather end and will we get a La Niña ‘three-peat’?

Forecasters now say La Niña won’t break down until late autumn and another could emerge by next summer

The Guardian - AU

BOM indicates drenching La Niña is set to hang around until late autumn

The rain-bearing La Niña looks set to hang around for at least two more months, while another tropical kick in the coming weeks will increase the risk of cyclones.

ABC News

Thanks to heavy rain, Australia's environment scores a 7 out of 10 – but the future remains bleak

After the devastating floods, it’s hard to imagine only two years earlier many hard-hit communities suffered extreme heat, drought and unprecedented bushfires. Yet our report, released today, shows Australia’s environment has recovered dramatically since then.

The Conversation

Could The Latest La Nina Forecast Provide Clues Into The Coming Hurricane Season?

La Niña was in place for the pair of recent hyperactive Atlantic hurricane seasons in 2020 and 2021.

Zenger

Parts of Australia suffer drought and low rainfall as La Niña and climate change create weather extremes

While the east coast has flooded, other areas see below average rainfall as climate crisis means ‘the wet getting wetter and the dry getting drier’

The Guardian - AU

Sydney records wettest start to a year ever as BoM warns of more flooding to come

With soil already waterlogged and dams at capacity even small amounts of rainfall may mean more flooding, BoM warns

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Los Angeles Times

California drought, Australia floods: Two sides of La Niña amplified by climate change

LOS ANGELES — California just notched its driest January and February on record, sounding alarms about a third year of record drought.

The Conversation

The east coast rain seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?

At any one time, Earth’s atmosphere holds only about a week’s worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia’s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where’s all this water coming from?

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Tasmania's dry summer in review, as BOM eyes autumn with waning La Niña

Tasmania's record-setting warm and dry summer is set to give way to above average rainfall in eastern and north-eastern Tasmania, the BOM says in its seasonal report.

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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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

'One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history': climate scientists on the floods and our future risk

The deluge dumped on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales this week has been catastrophic. Floodwaters peaked at around 14.4 metres high in Lismore – two metres higher than the city’s previous record.

Tribune News Service

A hot, dry, beach-perfect start to Tampa Bay’s tourist season this spring

TAMPA, Fla. — Those flocking to Pinellas County beaches and Tampa’s theme parks this March can expect plenty of the sunshine they crave.

The New Daily

Rivers in sky: The weather system bringing floods to Qld more likely under climate change

Atmospheric rivers bring much-needed rainfall but the potential to bring devastating floods will become more likely in a warmer world under climate change.

The Conversation

The weather system bringing floods to Australia will become more likely under climate change

The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is expected to continue today, and travel south into New South Wales.

The Guardian - AU

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?

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