El Nino alert declared by Bureau of Meteorology, with 70 per cent chance of hot and dry conditions 1539077818-el nino graph

8:36pm, Oct 9, 2018 Updated: 8:38pm, Oct 9

1539077818-el nino graph

Weakening trade winds and westerly winds over the far west of the Pacific are signalling an El Nino on the way. Graphic: Bureau of Meteorology

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