'Expect tropical cyclones, bushfires, severe weather, floods' in bleak summer forecast

A warmer and wetter than average December is on the way according to the Bureau of Meteorology's long range forecast.

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00:00So Australia has entered its high-risk weather season and we will expect over

00:04the next four months to see tropical cyclones, bushfires, severe weather, floods

00:09in some part of the country. Looking at the Bureau's long-range outlook we're

00:14looking at increased odds of a wet December particularly across most of the

00:17east and into the northwest of WA. We're also seeing evidence that we will see a

00:24warmer than average summer with a risk of extreme heat particularly across the

00:28north. With warm oceans around Australia it's likely to be quite sticky and

00:32humid at times and that is quite a big significant factor if you are vulnerable

00:37in some way so that's the elderly or those with medical conditions who are

00:40sensitive to extreme heat. So that wet December will raise the risk of

00:45flooding this summer particularly in the east and it will also raise the

00:50possibility that the tropical cyclones that we will see will be more severe

00:54than those that we've seen in the past.

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