It's summer in the southern hemisphere. Officially, Oz's summer lasts from the beginning of December to the end of February, but we've having been having record heat across the continent. Last summer (December 2018 to February 2019) was a record, by a long way. The statistical probability is that this year will not be another record; a zag tends to follow a zig. But in fact it's been so incredibly hot this year so far that it is entirely possible that there will be another record this year. Either way, the key variable to watch is the steadily rising trend.
Meanwhile one of the many cretins on the rabid right wing of the ruling denialist coalition government wants an official enquiry into whether the Bureau of Meteorology is making the figures up, despite our lived experience. We
know it is hotter than ever, we
know that there is a record drought, we
know that our rivers are dying, and we
know that this is the earliest massive bushfires have ever occurred.
The chart comes from
Open Mind (Tamino):
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Source: Open Mind
The observation with the black ring around it is the Dec 2018-Feb 2019 summer. |
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