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El Nino's little sister, La Nina, has caused Australia's third wettest year on record. La Nina produces extreme rain storms over the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The floods have affected an area the size of Germany, including 22 towns and over 200,000 people. The flood is focused mainly in the Australian state of Queensland, which has some of the leading coal producing mines for steel production. With three deaths and thousands of people made homeless, the total effect of the floods is still uncertain. With Australia just beginning its wet season, officials are fearing what else is on its way.
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