Australia last year had its driest August to October period on record as El Nino joined forces with its Indian Ocean counterpart – the positive Indian Ocean Dipole.
High chance of La Nina returning to Australia in the next year after BOM calls an end to El Nino seven months after declaring it active
Back in spring last year that was clearly the case, but by December the atmosphere returned close to normal in the Pacific Ocean and Australia was then at the whim of other climate drivers. The Bureau of Meteorology has declared an end to El Nino and declared a La Nina Watch, meaning there are high odds of a dramatic swing towards the wet-weather climate driver in the coming months. Picture: iStock
On the east coast, we have warmer than usual waters – which means each time it rains it’s more likely to pour.
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