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Tracey Ferrier

SHOCKING: Bureau declares weather double whammy for australia | Mind Blowing Facts

The weather bureau has declared an El Nino event, saying this summer will be hotter than average. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is officially in the grip of a double weather whammy that could mean a dangerously hot and dry summer for much of the country.

The Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared an El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean, to Australia's east, and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), to the west.

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