Third consecutive La Niña, which has brought widespread rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2022, is likely to end by next February, models show
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Sunny skies may finally be on the horizon, with Bureau of Meteorology modelling suggesting an end to the La Niña weather pattern early next year.
The long run of wet weather over many parts of Australia has been driven by three consecutive years of La Niña events, which result in increased rainfall across northern and eastern Australia.