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The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Canberra's extreme pollen season breaks all records, triggers spike in new hay fever sufferers

Three La Niña weather events in a row create the perfect storm for extreme pollen production never before seen in the "hay fever capital of Australia".

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Victorians to shiver through ‘winter-like’ week of summer as storm hits balmy Sydney

Forecast high temperatures unlikely to top 10C in parts of Melbourne as south-east Australia is subject to whims of La Niña weather pattern

The Guardian - AU

Put your phone in a ziplock bag and never wear jeans: six tips for surviving wet summer festivals

Desperate to dance in a field before La Niña ends? Never fear – our intrepid team has endured fishing phones out of puddles and frankly frightening blisters to share this wisdom

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Extreme heat in the midst of the Big Wet for northern Australia – what's going on with the weather?

After a wet and unusually cool spring for much of Australia, the start of meteorological summer is bringing a heatwave to the north of the continent. Even in our La Niña summer we can expect spells of heat, and it’s important to heed health warnings and take the hot weather…

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La Niña Is Breaking Down Rapidly I’d Cry But TBH I’m Sick Of Having A Wet Face

La Niña is breaking down and may be near her end after nearly three full years of rain and floods, meaning a normal summer is possible.

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A weakening La Niña could mean a typical Australian summer for the south-east

If La Niña is indeed weakening as climate drivers indicate, then a typical Australian summer is on the cards.

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‘When will the rain stop?’: Australia’s most searched words on Google in 2022

Australians searched for ‘floods’ and ‘La Niña’ more than any other country in the world

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Drier weather on the cards in latest BOM update as Indian Ocean Dipole switches to neutral

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest climate driver update offers some hope to flood-weary communities, with drier weather on the cards despite La Niña's likely persistence into January or February.

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Australia has second wettest spring on record, with parts of country coldest in decades

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra had the coldest spring weather in 30 years, while Sydney did not reach 30C for first time in three decades

The Guardian - AU

Storms, heavy rains drench parts of regional Queensland, with BOM forecasting more wet weather to come

After months of talk about another La Niña and a wet summer for Queenslanders, the rain is officially here.

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La Niña forgot Queensland towns still in drought, despite widespread rain

The La Niña weather pattern has devastated communities differently. For some, it's been too much rain; for others, not enough.

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Australian floods of 1950s were driven by same weather forces behind this year's record rains

What can we learn from the worst phase of flooding in Australia's recorded history? We need to properly address some of the mistakes of the past, according to one former emergency chief.

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Music festival organisers say this summer is 'critical' after years of COVID and La Niña interruptions

Heavy rainfall, flooding and wind gusts have forced multiple festivals to cancel or postpone in recent months, and organisers are wary of another summer of La Niña.

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Summer weather outlook from Bureau of Meteorology warns the wet is likely to continue in the east

The Indian Ocean Dipole is on the way out and the La Niña may be wrapping up early, but summer rainfall is still expected to be above average for much of eastern Australia.

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BOM and the CSIRO State of the Climate 2022 report shows warming trends continue

Australia continues to warm, extreme heat days continue to become more frequent, fire weather continues to ramp up and sea levels continue to rise.

The Guardian - AU

La Niña set to intensify Australia’s cyclone season, raising risk of flooding

Bureau of Meteorology climatologist warns of above-average number of tropical cyclones, driven by warmer waters to Australia’s north

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Mozzies are everywhere right now – including giant ones and those that make us sick. Here's what you need to know

Like all insects, mosquitoes thrive in warmer weather. But what they really need is water. La Niña rainfall and flooding are providing the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, with numbers exploding in recent weeks.

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Avocado, stone fruit prices to rise as La Niña ravages crops ahead of Christmas

Hail and soaking rain have left fruit growers with waterlogged and split produce not fit for market. As they weigh the financial and emotional toll, a grocer says consumers should brace for higher prices.

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Rain makes coal heavy, slippery and harder to dig up. So what does La Niña mean for this already disrupted industry?

As the La Niña weather event wreaks havoc across New South Wales, coal operators are suffering. The Australian coal company Whitehaven is among them – last week slashing its production forecasts after disruption by floods and heavy rain.

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Climate change will clearly disrupt El Niño and La Niña this decade – 40 years earlier than we thought

You’ve probably heard a lot about La Niña lately. This cool weather pattern is the main driver of heavy rain and flooding that has devastated much of Australia’s southeast in recent months.

The Guardian - AU

Why is so much of Australia flooding right now?

Full dams and saturated soil from three consecutive years of La Niña events leave a landscape with little ability to absorb more rain

ABC News

What is a 'microburst', where do they come from, and how can you prepare for one?

Microbursts are capable of generating some of the most destructive winds of any weather event, falling second only to cyclones. Here's what you need to know.

The Conversation

Effects of climate change such as flooding makes existing disadvantages for Indigenous communities so much worse

Spring is here, and with it comes the threat of more floods. Australia is currently experiencing its third consecutive year of a La Niña weather cycle. This means we expect more rainfall than average over the spring and summer months. There is heightened risk of floods, tropical cyclones, prolonged heatwaves…

The Conversation

They're doing their best: how these 3 neighbourhood 'pests' deal with rainy days

Have you had a recent encounter with an animal you’d much rather avoid? As La Niña continues to give us rainy days, brush turkeys, bats, and cockroaches are emerging from their hide-outs.

The Guardian - AU

‘They’re coming back’: huge flows set to restore life to parched end of Murray-Darling system

La Niña rains have caused terrible flooding upriver, but South Australia is anticipating a much-needed ‘reset’ for stressed environmental systems

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