Australia Declares El Niño Underway, Warns of Reduced Rainfall


A barley field at a farm near Moree, an inland town in New South Wales, Australia.
SYDNEY—Australia on Tuesday said an El Niño weather pattern is under way, bringing with it a heightened risk of wildfires, heat waves and reduced rainfall to one of the world’s largest exporters of agricultural products.
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