El Nino Increases Risk of Drier Spring in Eastern Australia
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The strengthening El Nino and changing weather conditions in the Indian Ocean is increasing the chance of a drier than average October to December spring season in eastern Australia, according to the nation’s Bureau of Meteorology.
“The rainfall outlook for October has shown a significant shift towards a drier month nation-wide, with the southeast quarter of Australia indicating a less than 20 percent chance of exceeding median rainfall for the month,” the bureau said in a special update to its climate outlook released on its website on Wednesday.