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16 October 2026

El Niño set to be wettest on record as storms soak Australia's east

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El Niño set to be wettest on record as storms soak Australia's east

This October is looking particularly wet thanks to an ongoing outbreak of thunderstorms which is set to engulf most of central and eastern Australia during the coming week.

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