Week-long spell of extreme heat and storms to hit Australia
Storms carrying the risk of heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds are set to hit much of northern and eastern Australia this week while Western Australia bakes under a potential record-breaking November heatwave.
El Niño is laying the foundations for unprecedented global temperatures next year
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Weather scientists worry fast-warming oceans have warped BoM's El Niño index
Climate researchers at the Bureau of Meteorology hope a new system will prevent situations where some agencies are declaring an El Niño event and others aren't.
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