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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Readfearn

Ocean temperatures around Australia 0.5C above June average as UN declares an El Niño

The ocean off north-west Australia
Ocean temperatures around Australia were 0.5C above average in June, as the UN declares the world is now in an El Niño. The World Meteorological Organization has said the event could push global temperatures to all-time highs this year or next. Photograph: Conor Ashleigh/Schmidt Ocean Institute

Ocean temperatures around Australia last month were 0.5C above average, as the UN’s weather agency declared the world was now in an El Niño.

El Niño events influence weather extremes around the globe and for Australia increase the risk of drought, heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching.

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