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La Niña will give us a wet summer. That’s great weather for mozzies – Australian Times
La Niña is a phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a pattern of ocean and atmospheric circulations over the Pacific Ocean.
Cameron Webb, University of Sydney
The return of the La Niña weather pattern will see a wetter spring and summer in many parts of Australia.
Geoff Whalan/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND
We know mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle. So does this mean Australia can expect a bumper mozzie season? How about a rise in mosquito-borne disease?
While weve seen more mosquitoes during past La Niña events, and we may well see more mosquitoes this year, this doesnt necessarily mean well see more relat…
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