“I was looking at these romantic painters because their skies are incredible, and then at the same time, we’ve had La Nina; wet weather, dramatic skies, and greenery everywhere.

Source: https://geelongindy.com.au/news/23-06-2023/consequences-at-the-hive-gallery/

Ms Sturrock said the current La Nina event was the third in a row, and this was only the fourth time that three successive La Nina events had occurred since 1900.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8041519/2022-was-the-wettest-year-on-record-for-the-illawarra/?src=rss

Ms Sturrock said the current La Nina event was the third in a row, and this was only the fourth time that three successive La Nina events had occurred since 1900.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8041519/2022-was-the-wettest-year-on-record-for-the-illawarra/?src=rss

Repeated La Nina years have brought cool and wet summers since then.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2023/03/06/sydney-heat-weather-nsw-fires/

South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says this La Nina has been persistent.

Source: https://hubcityradio.com/la-nina-climate-expected-to-end-this-spring/

The country is transitioning out of a La Nina phase, which is characterized by a cooler than average equatorial Pacific temperature.

Source: https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/ohio-and-pennsylvania-are-in-a-drought/776043.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ohio-and-pennsylvania-are-in-a-drought

This, combined with excessive fuel load growth over the years of La Nina conditions, paints a dangerous picture for bushfire risk.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/australia-to-explore-emergency-mobile-data-roaming-scheme-for-natural-disasters-c-12286857

Three consecutive La Nina events, or multiple droughts and heatwaves likely to become more common.

Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/01/scientists-wary-of-government-biodiversity-pitch-as-new-study-projects-over-a-quarter-of-species-lost-in-next-80-years/

“We have had a pretty good summer as La Nina seems to have eased off a bit.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/from-bric-a-brac-to-bougie-the-evolution-of-sydney-s-markets-20230209-p5cj6v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

You can think of El Nino as being the opposite of La Nina.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2023/01/18/el-nino-floods-to-fire-climate/