Economic Times | Chance of El Nino by winter increases ABC Online The Bureau of Meteorology says the chances of an El Nino event, which brings drier and warmer conditions to eastern and northern Australia, occurring later this year have increased. Andrew Watkins, manager of climate prediction services at the Bureau of ... El Nino Looking More Likely; This Could Spell Trouble for Asian Rice Crops Droughts could get worse in NSW, Qld Drought-threatening El Nino event increasingly likely, bureau says |