BoM forecasts strong El Niño and warns climate change could amplify effects on Australia (opens original article in a new tab)

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared an El Niño event in the tropical Pacific, which is expected to bring hotter and drier conditions to Australia. Climate change is likely to amplify these effects, increasing the risk of extreme heat and bushfires. Past El Niño events have been associated with lower rainfall, higher temperatures, and increased frost risk in Australia.

• Bureau of Meteorology declared El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean
• Climate change is expected to amplify El Niño's effects on Australia, including extreme heat and bushfires
• El Niño events are linked to lower rainfall, higher temperatures, and increased frost risk in Australia