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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adam Morton, Graham Readfearn and Australian Associated Press

Bureau of Meteorology puts Australia on ‘El Niño alert’

The sun rises at Bondi beach in Sydney, Australia
A Bureau of Meteorology update now has Australia on ‘El Niño alert’ after previously having the country on ‘El Niño watch’. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

The Bureau of Meteorology has placed Australia on “El Niño alert”, warning there is now a 70% chance of the climate system developing before the end of this year.

El Niño tends to reduce rainfall and push up daytime temperatures in winter and spring, increasing the risk of bushfires, heatwaves and coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

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