‘We are waiting with bated breath’: gathering El Niño could be the strongest on record, BoM says
by Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#771R0)
Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm
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The El Nino climate phenomenon linked to record global temperatures and now locked in place in the Pacific Ocean could develop into the strongest on record, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Climatologists are watching the strengthening El Nino with increasing alarm, saying the forecasts from climate models in the coming months are mind blowing" and astounding".
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