Article 6065S ‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns

‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns

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Graham Readfearn
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6065S)

Scientists are watching an area in Pacific Ocean that has been unusually cool - a signal current La Nina could linger

Australia's east coast could be hit by a rare triple La Nina" that brings flooding rains and cooler weather for the third summer in a row, a senior US government scientist says.

Experts say the prospect of a triple La Nina is real, but there is disagreement between different computer models and Australia could yet avoid a return of summer floods.

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