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1. AUSTRALIA - Unpredictable El Niño Disrupts Australian Weather - JEREMY ZAKIS
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1913 BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Unpredictable El Niño Disrupts Australian Weather Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor discuss an intense El Niño season causing highly unpredictable weather patterns across Australia. Unseasonably hot spring temperatures reaching eighty-six degrees Fahrenheit draw crowds to Bondi Beach before temperatures drop abruptly into cold, stormy conditions. Meanwhile, Queensland faces early seasonal warnings for rapid-forming cyclones, forcing local residents to prepare much earlier than usual. Zakis explains that converging oceanic weather systems make standard forecasts unreliable. Additionally, the threat of sudden flash droughts leaves Australian farmers…