EXPERT REACTION: La Niña has ended, El Niño watch begins
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The Bureau of Meteorology has just reported that La Niña has ended and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is now neutral. The Bureau added there are signs that El Niño could form later this year, and issued an El Niño watch in the same announcement. There is a 50% chance of an El Niño in 2023, according to the Bureau.
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Dr Nandini Ramesh is a Senior Research Scientist in Natural Hazards from CSIRO's Data 61 and the University of Sydney