Climate scientists warn that, as global temperatures rise, future flooding disasters will become even more severe.
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Professor Will Steffen, from the ANU Climate Change Institute, said the combination of La Niña and global warming was a potent mix for extreme weather. As global temperatures rise, more moisture will be trapped in the atmosphere, and La Niña weather events will become more intense, Professor Steffen said.
The Bureau of Meteorology earlier in March said the current La Niña cycle was “past its peak”, and was likely to dissipate in autumn. Nina Ridder, from the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre, said it was unclear whether La Niña cycles would become more common – but they would be more intense.
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