Though the Bureau of Meteorology has yet to officially declare an El Nino, there are signs the weather pattern and climate change are driving up temperatures.
Temperature records for the start of spring have been shattered in parts of Australia as cloudless skies across the continent have heated the air that is now lingering over eastern capital cities, setting the nation up for what is expected to be a long and hot summer.when a reading of 32.6 degrees was taken at 11.40am.Sydney has now had its first run of five days above 30 degrees in September in recorded history.
The clear skies across the continent are in keeping with weather patterns that typically drive high temperatures in Australia, including what is known as a positive Indian Ocean Dipole and an El Nino event. Either way, the positive Indian Ocean Dipole is expected to strengthen over the coming weeks, increasing the chances of spring remaining hotter and drier than usual.
“Basically, there are climate drivers that are influencing Australia’s weather playing out in a global environment that we simply haven’t seen before in recorded history,” he said.
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