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- Australia’s national council for fire and emergency services warned of heightened fire risk across eastern states this spring.
- Meteorologist Tom Saunders said a north-westerly airstream could raise Sydney temperatures up to 13 °C above average.
- Sydney suburbs were forecast to hit 33 °C on Saturday.
- The forecast prompted a total fire ban across the greater Sydney region.
- The UN weather agency warned that a supersized El Niño could persist until early 2027.
