According to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, an exceptionally strong El Niño event is forecast to unfold—potentially the strongest in decades. El Niño, driven by warming equatorial Pacific waters, reshapes global weather patterns. For Australia, this typically means altered rainfall patterns, temperature spikes, and heightened drought risk across the continent.

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