Why this year’s El Niño is on track to be wettest on record | ABC NEWS
This year is on track to become Australia's wettest El Niño year on record and the first with above-average national winter-spring rainfall. The wet October is unfolding despite the Pacific El Niño being one of the strongest on record. Meanwhile, the Indian Ocean is entering a dry phase. Meteorologist Tom Saunders explains why this combination was previously linked to widespread severe drought but is not this year. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026
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