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Could become the strongest on record
Published: 17 June 2026
ABC News report covering the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) official declaration that El Niño is active with modelling showing it could become the strongest event in the modern era.
El Niño refers to an extended period of warmer-than-normal waters in the central tropical Pacific, that can linger for up to 12 months and disrupt weather patterns across the globe. Learn more (BOM)
Australia is especially prone to the impacts of these changes, and past events have led to some of our hottest and driest weather on record.
Read at source: ABC News: El Niño declared by BOM
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