Climate drivers - update

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The story of this fortnight is the SAM and MJO finally going to script in-line with the La Niña signal. The air pressure at Darwin is below normal (1007 hPa) and the SOI has returned to above +8 a threshold for La Niña conditions. With a week-moderate MJO pulse approaching to the north of Australia, drivers look as primed as they have been for months to introduce the 2020 La Niña to many areas of eastern Australia in December, so far untouched.

What to know about the climate drivers and how they are measured? Click here