Australia faces a hot autumn with Sydney sea temperatures warm enough for a tropical cyclone

Ocean temperatures are ‘off the charts’, say experts who blame the tide of hot weather on climate change

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Much of Australia is facing a hotter than usual autumn with sea temperatures in Sydney now so warm they could support the formation of tropical cyclones.

Sea temperatures are required to be above 26.5C for tropical cyclones to form. Temperatures recorded in Sydney by Manly Hydraulics Laboratory have surpassed this temperature, twice recording temperatures of 26.75C in the last week.

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