The flooded Windsor Bridge along the Hawkesbury River in the suburb of Windsor, on July 4th, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes overnight. | Photo by Jenny Evans / Getty Images
We’re about to see the first “triple-dip” La Niña of the century, spanning three consecutive Northern hemisphere winters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts. The organization issued a forecast today warning of the unusual turn of events: the current La Niña, a weather pattern that can drive severe weather, will likely persist over the next six months into 2023.
“It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a la Niña event,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a press release. The phenomenon is expected to continue fueling bad weather across far-flung corners of the world.
La Niña typically shows up every two to seven years, usually lasting a year…
