FILE PHOTO: A dirt road runs through a river system and sand dunes in outback Queensland near the town of Mount Isa in Australia, February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Australia
Bureau of Meteorology declares El Nino for Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday declared an El Nino event for the country, a weather pattern that typically brings hotter, drier conditions.