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Environment
Poppy Johnston and Alex Mitchell

'Supercharged': El Nino brings drier, hotter conditions

Climate pollution coupled with El Nino could spark record heat and fire conditions. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

Climate scientists are warning an El Nino event in the Pacific brings bushfire conditions, with drier and warmer weather expected for parts of Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the weather event and said forecasts signalled a "strong to very strong" El Nino climatic pattern, but a potent system does not necessarily bring strong weather impacts for Australia.

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