Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"News to me."
Perhaps this report from the CSIRO will help https://www.csiro.au/en/research/env...rt-at-a-Glance
"Australia’s climate has warmed on average by 1.44 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910, leading to an increase in the frequency of extreme heat events.- There has been a decline of around 16 per cent in April to October rainfall in the southwest of Australia since 1970. Across the same region May–July rainfall has seen the largest decrease, by around 20 per cent since 1970.
- In the southeast of Australia there has been a decline of around 12 per cent in April to October rainfall since the late 1990s.
- There has been a decrease in streamflow at the majority of streamflow gauges across southern Australia since 1975.
- Rainfall and streamflow have increased across parts of northern Australia since the 1970s.
- There has been an increase in extreme fire weather, and in the length of the fire season, across large parts of the country since the 1950s, especially in southern Australia.There has been a decrease in the number of tropical cyclones observed in the Australian region since 1982.
- Oceans around Australia are acidifying and have warmed by around 1 °C since 1910, contributing to longer and more frequent marine heatwaves.
- Sea levels are rising around Australia, including more frequent extremes, that are increasing the risk of inundation and damage to coastal infrastructure and communities.
Hmmm… why the cut-off of 1910. In many areas of Australia the records began in the mid 1800’s ?
Via the Asturias56 post: “…climate has warmed on average by 1.44 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910…”
What happened the year before 1910, …i.e., thats what happened in the warm period that preceded 1910…
“…The hottest day ever recorded in Australia with modern official equipment was Jan 3rd, 1909 in Bourke where the temperature blistered at 51.7C…”
https://joannenova.com.au/2020/07/ho...ourke-in-1909/
Events of recent years have totally dis-credited the other CSIRO claims. If someone were that stupid that they relied on the CSIRO for ‘guidance’, well, the CSIRO has an out for that:
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