Get ready for a rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña
The flooded Windsor Bridge along the Hawkesbury River in the suburb of Windsor, on July 4th, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes overnight. | Photo by Jenny Evans / Getty Images We're about to see the first triple-dip" La Nina of the century, spanning three consecutive Northern hemisphere winters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts. The organization issued a forecast today warning of the unusual turn of events: the current La Nina, a weather pattern that can drive severe weather, will likely persist over the next six months into 2023.
It is exceptional to have three consecutive years"
It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a la Nina event," WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a press release. The phenomenon is expected to continue fueling bad weather across far-flung corners of the world.
La Nina typically shows up every two to seven years, usually lasting a year...