La Nina finally arrives after hottest spring on record

John Ellicott
Updated March 23 2021 - 11:32pm, first published December 16 2020 - 6:45am
Sodden cane fields near Coraki on the North Coast where more than 300mm has fallen since Friday after a long dry period. Photo by Jamie Brown.
Sodden cane fields near Coraki on the North Coast where more than 300mm has fallen since Friday after a long dry period. Photo by Jamie Brown.

As the heavens opened up on a dry NSW North Coast landscape this week, many are still recovering from the hottest spring on record, and the driest November, wondering how relevant climate events such as La Nina are anymore.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

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