Thursday, January 11, 2018


Australia experiences 3rd warmest year

Australia experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2017 with temperatures almost a degree above the 1961-1990 average. According to the nation’s Bureau of Meteorology, the minimum temperature of 22.75 degree celsius was almost 1degree Celsius higher than a 1961-1990 baseline.
On Sunday, Sydney experienced its hottest day in 79 years when the maximum temperature hit 47.3 degree Celsius.
In November, the World Meteorological Organization projected that 2017 was very likely to be among the hottest years ever globally.
The bureau said, the majority of Australia saw above-average heat, with maximum temperatures the second-warmest on record.
In its annual report, the bureau said seven of Australia’s 10 warmest years had occurred since 2005.
Only one year, 2011, had cooler than average temperatures. The report said, Climate change caused by human activity led to this situation in Australia. A previous study has warned Australia’s biggest cities could face maximum temperature of 50 degree celsius by 2040.

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