Spring has well and truly arrived in Sydney, and if the past few weeks are anything to go by, we’d be pretty confident in predicting an epic summer ahead. But if you thought summer was going to be all beach days and sun-soaked Spritzes at rooftop bars , La Niña might have other plans. This month, the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC) declared that a La Niña event is officially underway, with the cool, rainy phase expected to stick around until early next year. While it’s probably not the news anyone was hoping for, it’s not all doom and gloom Down Under. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is yet to declare La Niña here – this is everything we know so far.

What is La Niña?

La Niña is one of three phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle. It happens

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