El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia
Summary
Australia is likely to experience an El Niño weather event in the coming months, which usually brings hotter and drier conditions to the eastern part of the country. The World Meteorological Organization says there is a 90% chance El Niño will form before November, affecting weather patterns locally and across the Pacific region.Key Facts
- El Niño is a climate pattern where warm Pacific Ocean surface temperatures change weather worldwide.
- The Australian Bureau of Meteorology expects El Niño to begin during the southern winter months.
- El Niño often causes warmer temperatures, droughts, heatwaves, and bushfires in eastern and southern Australia.
- Nine of the ten driest winter-spring seasons in eastern Australia have happened during El Niño years.
- Although strong El Niño events usually affect Australia, other climate factors also influence local weather.
- Climate change is making the impacts of El Niño more severe, leading to longer droughts and extreme heat.
- Globally, El Niño can cause heavy rain and floods in the southern U.S. and Central America, and weak monsoon rains in India.
- Scientists say El Niño’s effect in Australia is strongest in winter and spring but lessens in summer.
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