Introduction
Introduction to Island Climate Update 129 - June 2011
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
- La Niña in the equatorial Pacific region is all but gone, and conditions are close to neutral. Many dynamical and statistical climate models suggest ENSO neutral conditions will exist during austral winter.
Summary of tropical cyclone activity for 2010-11 season
- Nine tropical cyclones (TCs) occurred in the SW Pacific region this season, with an estimated cost of damages exceeding $3.5 Billion USD.