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Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne

The weather bureau has just declared an El Niño. What could this mean for Australia?

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After months of anticipation, the Bureau of Meteorology officially declared an El Niño on June 16.

El Niño is a naturally occurring variation in temperature and winds across the Pacific Ocean that can influence weather around the globe.

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