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Home Africa N. America S. Temperatures in Australia have followed an increasing trend between the years of to by approximately 0. Overnight minimum temperatures have warmed more rapidly than daytime maximum temperatures.
The observed warming has hastened in recent years. Temperature differences between winter and summer are minor in the tropical region of Australia. Average minimum temperatures in all seasons are highest in northern Australia and near the coastal areas, and are lowest in the elevated areas of the south-east.
In the desert, the dry air and clear skies give rather large ranges in temperature between day and night. The highest maximums in Australia are recorded in two regions, the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions of north-western Western Australia and the area extending from south-western Queensland across South Australia into south-eastern Western Australia.
The most powerful heatwave in the history of south-eastern Australia occurred in January Adelaide Another extreme event was a prolonged period of extensive heatwaves known as the Angry Summer in early Marble Bar achieved consecutive days above Nyang had an average maximum of The lowest extreme maximums are found along the north coast of Tasmania e.
While extreme high temperatures are more common inland than they are near the coast, notable extreme maximum have been observed near the coast; In the desert, the lowest extreme minimum occur at high elevations, especially around Alice Springs , where the temperature has fallen as low as Some locations near tropical coasts, such as Mackay The highest minimum temperature on record was Mardie , Western Australia 19 February Bidyadanga , Western Australia 6 May Wyndham , Western Australia 2 June Kalumburu , Western Australia 27 August Roebuck Bay , Western Australia 27 September Climatic factors contribute to Australia's high incidence of bushfires, particularly during the summer months.
Low relative humidity , wind and lack of rain can cause a small fire, either man-made or caused naturally by lightning strikes , to spread rapidly over large distances. Low humidity, the heat of the sun and lack of water cause vegetation to dry out becoming a perfect fuel for the fire. High winds fan the flames, increasing their intensity and the speed and distance at which they can travel. The worst bushfires in Australian history occurred on Black Saturday in February The human death toll of the disaster was , and over homes were lost.
Though Australia is generally dry and arid, a large portion of the country is in the tropics. Rainfall in these areas is extremely heavy. With some are areas recording world record breaking rain, such as the mountains which lie to the south west of Cairns. The — La Nina system has broken many rainfall records in Australia, particularly in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, which have seen extensive flooding which has caused major damage to infrastructure and crops.
The central east area of Queensland, an area the size of Germany and France combined, was under water in — The estimated damage bill could reach into the billions. According to climate scientists, climate change is predicted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO to have significant effects on the climate of and extreme weather events in Australia, increasing temperatures and the likelihood of heat waves.
Summer in both and continued this trend of record-breaking heat— was Australia's third hottest year on record and broke national records.
Coastal communities face risks from sea level rise, albeit over a long period of time based on current estimates of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. The Gold Coast , being built on sand and with many canal developments, could be considered particularly at risk. Suburbs of Sydney like Drummoyne and Concord on rivers like the Parramatta River face risks of inundation of low-lying areas such as parks such as Timbrell Park and Majors Bay Reserve reclaimed from mudflats at the heads of bays, or massive expenses in rebuilding seawalls to higher levels.
Currently, there are several environmental movements and campaigners advocating for action on climate change. One such campaign is "The Big Switch", Australia's largest community climate change campaign. Drought in Australia is defined by rainfall over a three-month period being in the lowest ten percent of amounts having been recorded for that region in the past. This definition takes into account that low rainfall is a relative term and rainfall deficiencies need to be compared to typical rainfall patterns including seasonal variations.
Specifically drought in Australia is defined in relation to a rainfall deficiency of pastoral leases and is determined by decile analysis applied to a certain area. Historical climatic records are now sufficiently reliable to profile climate variability taking into account expectations for regions.
State Governments are responsible for declaring a region drought affected and the declaration will take into account factors other than rainfall. Australia is affected by tropical cyclones which primarily occur between December and April but have developed in November and May, as well. Cyclones over mainland Australia occur on average five to six times each year. The region between Broome and Exmouth are most prone to cyclones. Tropical cyclones are known to bring destructive winds, heavy rain with flooding creating storm surges along the coast, causing inundation in low-lying areas.
Cyclones can also move inland, decaying to a rain depression, which dump heavy rain in these areas and causing flooding. The worst cyclones of Australia have caused billions of dollars of damage and many deaths. Cyclone Tracy crossed directly over Darwin in , 71 people were killed.
Adjusted for inflation it was Australia's most damaging cyclone. Cyclone Mahina in brought a storm surge to Far North Queensland reaching 13 m 43 ft high, causing deaths and making it the worst natural disaster to befall Australia.
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