BOM officially declares El Nino

The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared that major global climate drivers El Nino and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole are under way across the Pacific region.

The climate pattern will increase the chances of a hot and dry summer across most of southern and eastern Australia from October to December.

Meanwhile, amid soaring temperatures and unexpectedly high winds, NSW fire authorities have urged residents to leave the area after upgrading warnings on large sections of the state’s far south coast to “catastrophic” this afternoon.

Jason Gregory, The Weekly Times, 19 September 2023.

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