La Nina has finally come to an end after three years of heavy rainfall, while experts are now concerned warmer conditions could lead to catastrophic fires as the country enters El Nino Watch.
The climate driver brought three years of heavy rain and record flooding to large parts of eastern Australia.
However, the Bureau has now moved into a state of El Nino Watch, which means drier conditions could take over. "La Niña has ended in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The El Niño–Southern Oscillation is now neutral with oceanic and atmospheric indicators having returned to neutral ENSO levels," the Bureau confirmed on Tuesday.
"However, there are some signs that El Niño could form later in the year. Hence the Bureau has issued an El Niño WATCH."
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