Climag Magazine 14. Looking ahead after south-east Australia's driest year 2008-02-01T04:07:44Z 2009-09-10T06:23:10Z Climag Magazine 14. Looking ahead after south-east Australia's driest year Managing Climate VariabilityP Managing Climate VariabilityP By increasing our understanding and predictability of three large-scale climate drivers - El Nino (the Southern Oscillation), changes in the Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures and the Southern Annular mode (hemispheric changes in windiness and storm activity over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica) - researchers now have a better understanding of their influence on rainfall variability in the region. PN071441 PN071441 yes