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Triple threat: the factors driving a hot spring for Australia

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As climate change causes large parts of the northern hemisphere to experience high heat and raging wildfires, forecasters are warning it is a preview of what is to come for Australia. A very strong El Nino system is in play for the first time in a decade - and it's combining with other weather patterns to present a steamy forecast for spring and summer in the Asia Pacific.

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