COSPPac Monthly Climate Bulletin, December 2021.
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La Niña continues in the tropical Pacific with climate models suggest La Niña will persist until March 2022. The current Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) pulse is moderate to strong and is expected to remain in this region over the next week or two. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was active over the western warm pool region and eastern Pacific with a shift to the north from its normal position, while the South Pacific Conver-gence Zone (SPCZ) was active and shifted southwest around New Caledonia, Vanuatu to New Zealand.