australia experiences second warmest winter on record
2024-09-04
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beijing, sept. 3 (xinhua) -- the average temperature in australia this winter is as high as 16.68 degrees celsius, the australian bureau of meteorology confirmed on the 2nd. the winter in this oceania country is now only winter in name only.
this is a photo of the sydney opera house in australia in the morning glow on august 11. photo by xinhua news agency reporter ma pingthe australian bureau of meteorology said that from june to august this year, the average temperature across australia was 1.48 degrees celsius higher than the baseline value (the average value of the same period from 1961 to 1990), second only to last winter's 1.53 degrees celsius, making it the second warmest winter since records began in 1910.
august this year was the hottest august in australia's history, with the national average temperature 3.03 degrees celsius above the baseline. according to the bureau of meteorology, many places experienced abnormally high temperatures, with both daytime and nighttime temperatures exceeding the baseline by more than 10 degrees celsius.
among them, the temperature in the yanpisand area of western australia reached 41.6 degrees celsius on august 26, setting a record for the highest temperature in the country's winter history. two days later, the lowest temperature at night in the bidyadanga area of western australia reached 27.2 degrees celsius, 12.2 degrees celsius higher than the average level.
this is a corner of the french food festival held at circular quay in sydney, australia on july 11. photo by xinhua news agency reporter ma pingthe australian bureau of meteorology said the warm winter was due to a high-pressure air mass that lingered in some areas of central and northern australia in august, bringing clear weather and continuous sunshine, leading to heat accumulation.
according to afp, extremely hot weather was rare in australia's temperate zone, but the national average temperature has gradually risen in recent years, and climate change has led to more frequent forest fires, floods, droughts and heat waves.
in addition to australia, other southern hemisphere countries have also experienced warm winters and extreme weather events this year. the pantanal wetlands in southwestern brazil, bordering bolivia and paraguay, are experiencing severe wildfires, fueled by drought and unusually high winter temperatures, with the burned area exceeding 700,000 hectares.
some meteorologists predict that this year will be the hottest year on record.
