Australia warns El Nino weather pattern set to be strongest in decades
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- The Bureau of Meteorology says forecasts point towards a ‘very strong El Nino event’.
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- The Bureau of Meteorology said in a statement on Tuesday that sea surface temperatures in the region had exceeded El Nino thresholds, and atmospheric indicators also suggested the phenomenon has begun.
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The Bureau of Meteorology says forecasts point towards a ‘very strong El Nino event’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A man attempts to extinguish a wildfire in his oil palm plantation on September 23, 2023 in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia [Ulet Ifansasti/Getty]By Edna Mohamed Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026Australia’s weather bureau has warned that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of the year, becoming one of the strongest in seven decades.
The Bureau of Meteorology said in a statement on Tuesday that sea surface temperatures in the region had exceeded El Nino thresholds, and atmospheric indicators also suggested the phenomenon has begun.