WEATHER

Australia on El Niño alert

THE Bureau of Meteorology has officially upgraded its El Niño watch to an alert, with around a 70 per cent chance of an El Niño developing this year, but below average rainfall forecast remain unchanged.

Staff Writer
  El Niño ALERT issued, but below average rainfall forecast remains unchanged. Photo Mark Saunders.

El Niño ALERT issued, but below average rainfall forecast remains unchanged. Photo Mark Saunders.

BOM Senior Climatologist, Catherine Ganter, said the long-range forecast for winter already shows an increased chance of below average rainfall for almost all of Australia and the move to an El Niño ALERT...

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