One of the world's most consequential climate drivers, El Niño, is underway for the first time in eight years, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
abc.net.au/news/bom-officially-declares-el-nino-underway-2023/102495394The Bureau of Meteorology has declared two major climate drivers linked to hot, dry conditions are officially underway in Australia, prompting further warnings that extreme heatwaves will hit this summer.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the bureau also announced the lesser known, but also significant, climate driver, known as a "positive" Indian Ocean Dipole , had also developed. Combined with the background warming of climate change, climate scientists have warned Australia could be in for a summer of severe heatwaves.In Australia, heatwaves could be particularly severe in our upcoming summer, noting that there is also a predicted positive Indian Ocean Dipole, which makes southern Australia vulnerable to summer bushfires," CSIRO climate scientist Dr Wenju Cai said.It the first time since 2019 that a positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole has been underway.
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