The first La Niña weather pattern in almost a decade is set to bring a wet summer and less bushfires. The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared the first La Niña event since 2010 to 2012, when floods ravaged Queensland, killing 33 people. On Tuesday the Bureau of Meteorology declared that La Niña developed in the Pacific Ocean, upgrading the alert to an active event. During the last La Nina between 2010 and 2012, the weather bureau said Australia had one of the 'wettest two-year periods on record'. La Nina weather patterns are part of a natural cycle known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation.

Source: Daily Mail September 29, 2020 10:54 UTC