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El Nino likely to arrive over next three months: Australia weather bureau

A surfer looks at waves as storm clouds move in from Pacific Ocean at Sydney's Manly Beach By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Climate models suggest El Nino weather conditions will occur over the next three months, although related weather patterns are already being witnessed, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. Climate indicators are close to El Nino thresholds, the BOM said, with models indicating a 70 percent chance of an event arriving by February. El Nino is a warming of Pacific sea-surface temperatures that occurs every four to 12 years. It can trigger drought in some parts of the world while causing flooding in others. ...




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