Climate patterns behind Australia's bushfires, heat and drought set to improve
by Graham Readfearn from on (#4X90Z)
Bureau of Meteorology says two climate patterns behind the dangerous fire conditions have shifted towards neutral
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Two climate patterns that have been influencing Australia's ongoing drought, deadly bushfire weather and record-breaking heat have shifted towards neutral, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The changes should reduce the chances of hot winds from the west that have been adding to the extreme risk of bushfires in the south-east.
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