The Bureau of Meteorology officially declares yet another climatic phenomenon off the coast of Western Australia, which is likely to add to unrelenting rain on Australia's east coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared yet another climatic phenomenon likely to add to unrelenting rain on Australia’s east coast.The IOD is in a "negative" phase for the second year in a row.Known as the Indian Ocean Dipole , the climate driver affects rainfall patterns across Australia.
While every year is different, the areas shaded in green usually receive wetter than normal weather during a negative Indian Ocean Dipole - particularly the south-east of Australia. Since February, Australia's east coast has endured four intense weather systems, leading to record rains and flooding. But he said it would not change their winter outlook, which was already projecting a particularly soggy season for most of Australia.
A negative IOD encourages the development of cloud bands, full of tropical moisture, that stetch from the ocean to the north-west of WA into eastern Australia.
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