Cairns morning briefing

BoM flags record El Niño as hot, dry summer looms for Cairns

Good morning, Cairns. A clear 15 degrees to start Friday, with some big weather news on the way.

Weather

15C, Clear

BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
The Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months and research pointing to an 'alarming' climate change influence. The growing event is forecast to be the strongest on record.
theguardian.com
Driving offence charges, Andergrove
Police have charged a Mackay man with multiple driving offences following a hit-and-run motorbike crash in Andergrove yesterday. Officers were called to the intersection of Fernleigh and Banksia Avenues around 3.45pm after reports of the single-vehicle crash.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Missing man, Townsville
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate 73-year-old John Gordon Allen, who has been missing from Bohle, Townsville, since 2 September. He was last seen at Ingham Road about 11.30pm and is described as Caucasian, about 165cm with an average build.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Two cousins hired a 4WD to find their missing Australian family in Nepal. Then ‘there was no more road’
Two Australians whose family members are missing in the Nepal floods are growing increasingly desperate after hiring a 4WD to reach them, only to find 'there was no more road'. They are waiting for the army to restore access into the areas where their loved ones had been.
theguardian.com

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