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'Supercharged': El Nino brings drier, hotter conditions

Scientists say an El Nino phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.

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‘That’s a bad combination’: why Australia may be in for a slushy snow season

Snow arrives in time for the start of ski season, but climate change and El Niño mean it may not stick around for long, experts say

The Guardian - AU

El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia

BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winter

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Climate change 'loading the dice' ahead of El Nino risk

Climate change-fuelled erratic weather extremes are already piling pressure on farmers, leaving them with little buffer ahead of a looming El Nino.

AAP

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds

Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the average

The Guardian - AU

Tropical Cyclone Narelle: how did global heating fuel one of Queensland’s most severe storms in years?

Ocean temperatures can dictate a cyclone’s intensity – and the waters off far north Queensland have just had their hottest months on record

The Guardian - AU

‘Damage will be widespread’: Narelle brings 250km/h wind gusts, with tourists evacuated and schools closed

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters in Coral Sea

The Guardian - AU

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Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027

One expert says 2027 could be even hotter than the last three years, which have been the top three warmest on record

The Guardian - AU

News Corp embraces fantasy genre by turning climate crisis into ‘laughable’ science fiction

The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste

The Guardian - AU

From floods to drought – 50/50 chance of El Nino on the horizon

The weather bureau has issued an El Nino watch and warns a drought could occur later this year after years of heavy rain and floods.

The New Daily

Drought warning for Australia after record floods

The weather bureau has issued an El Nino watch and warns a drought could occur later this year after years of heavy rain and floods in the country's east.

AAP

Bureau of Meteorology considering change to El Niño and La Niña definitions

The Bureau of Meteorology is in discussions with international atmospheric agencies to overhaul how La Niña and El Niño are defined, potentially rewriting the record books of global weather history.

ABC News

Australia has second wettest spring on record, with parts of country coldest in decades

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra had the coldest spring weather in 30 years, while Sydney did not reach 30C for first time in three decades

The Guardian - AU

Brace for wet summer on the coast, bureau warns

It's likely to be wetter than usual along Australia's east coast.

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Summer weather forecast wetter in some states and territories, average in others

Whether you're camping, going to the beach, house-boating or four-wheel driving, summer is going to be wet and cool for some states and territories and hot and sunny for others.

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Summer weather outlook from Bureau of Meteorology warns the wet is likely to continue in the east

The Indian Ocean Dipole is on the way out and the La Niña may be wrapping up early, but summer rainfall is still expected to be above average for much of eastern Australia.

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La Niña is back. How long and strong will it be and should we prepare for more flooding?

Modelling suggests this La Niña will peak early. But how accurately can the experts predict this "messy natural process" and what difference does a strong La Niña make on the ground?

The New Daily

Bureau of Meteorology confirms La Niña event is under way

The Bureau of Meteorology yesterday confirmed that a La Niña event is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean.

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Australia remains at La Niña alert amid near-record Indian Ocean Dipole event

The US, Japan, India and other countries have all declared a La Niña, but the BOM has not followed suit. Here's why.

ABC News

BOM declares negative Indian Ocean Dipole, likely to add to unrelenting rain in Australia's east

The Bureau of Meteorology officially declares yet another climatic phenomenon off the coast of Western Australia, which is likely to add to unrelenting rain on Australia's east coast.

The New Daily

Unseasonably heavy rain brings renewed flood threat for three states

Australia's east is in for another drenching, as unseasonably heavy rain forecast for Queensland and the Northern Territory spreads across the country.

The Guardian - AU

La Niña has ended but there’s a 50-50 chance another will form by the Australian summer

Bureau of Meteorology says winter will be wetter than average and a rare three-in-a-row La Niña is still on the cards

ABC News

WA's south-west is set for a dry winter and climate change is part of the reason

As Australia's north and east braces for plenty of rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology's seasonal outlook shows WA's most populated region is in line for a dry winter — and this is why.

The Guardian - AU

When will eastern Australia’s wet weather end and will we get a La Niña ‘three-peat’?

Forecasters now say La Niña won’t break down until late autumn and another could emerge by next summer

ABC News

BOM indicates drenching La Niña is set to hang around until late autumn

The rain-bearing La Niña looks set to hang around for at least two more months, while another tropical kick in the coming weeks will increase the risk of cyclones.

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