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The chance of a La Nina forming has doubled, Bureau of Meteorology says
24.06.2020
A La Nina watch has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for the first time since February 2018, strengthening evidence that Australia may be heading out of drought.
Key points:
"La Nina basically means, for Australia, an increased risk of rainfall — particularly in central, eastern and northern parts of the country," said Andrew Watkins, the head of long-range forecasting at the Bureau of Meteorology.
- A La Nina 'watch' has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology
- There is now twice the chance of a La Nina developing in 2020
- Drought-breaking rain is considerably more likely in a La Nina year
A La Nina watch means the chance of La Nina forming in 2020 is around 50 per cent — roughly double the average likelihood.
"La Nina is a cooling in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean," Dr Watkins said.
"When that couples with the atmosphere, we start to see some global impacts, including those in Australia."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/la-nina-watch-issued-increasing-chance-of-rain-2020/12385876
NB. Image of the temperature difference based on the 1961-1990 'homeginised' global sst average below.
Using a 74 year cycle .. to me 1961-1990 was when the oceans were mostly in cool cycle... a better average would be 1961-2000 to get an even part measure of the cool and warm part of the cycle.
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