Australia remains on El Nino alert after experts have warned for months that a horror summer for heat and fire is on the way.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has continued its El Nino Alert in August, with conditions not yet right for the organisation to call the event beyond doubt.
“When El Nino Alert criteria have been met in the past, an El Nino event has developed around 70% of the time,” the BOM said.
El Nino brings with it high temperatures and low rainfall, paving the way for a scorching summer. NewsWire/ Monique Harmer
Despite Australia not yet being at El Nino, there are already warnings about how hot the upcoming summer will be from ANU climatologist Professor Janette Lindesay
“Whether it does or not, it remains highly likely that spring and summer temperatures will be above average across eastern and southeastern Australia, and the scales are weighted towards a…