Cerberus1 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Despite the lack of an El Niño in 2017 (which is normally associated with our hottest years), Australia experienced its third-warmest year on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The national mean temperature of 22.75C was almost 1C higher than a 1961-1990 baseline, its annual report revealed. Only 2005 and 2013 were warmer, based on records kept for about a century. In November, the World Meteorological Organization projected that 2017 was "very likely" to be among the hottest years ever globally. The majority of Australia saw above-average heat, with maximum temperatures the second-warmest on record, the bureau said. Summer heat described as "exceptional" had resulted in several land-based records being set in New South Wales and Queensland. In its annual report released on Wednesday, the bureau said seven of Australia's 10 warmest years had occurred since 2005. Only one year, 2011, had cooler than average temperatures. It also reiterated that the Great Barrier Reef had suffered consecutive years of mass bleaching due to elevated ocean temperatures. Climate change caused by human activity had contributed to the annual mean temperature increasing by about 1.1C since 1910, the report said. On Sunday, Sydney experienced its hottest day in 79 years when temperatures hit 47.3C. A previous study has warned Australia's biggest cities could face 50C temperatures by 2040. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42630056 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I read somewhere that humans needing meat had created the massive increase in cow gas adding to the global issue not so much with the smoke and smog over the years ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 A couple of world records regards high temperatures... Marble Bar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) with sweltering summers and warm winters. Most of the annual rainfall occurs in the summer. The town set a world record of most consecutive days of 100 °F (37.8 °C) or above, during a period of 160 days from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924. Wyndham, the annual average maximum temperature is 35.6 °C (96.1 °F), one of the highest in Australia. In 1946, Wyndham recorded 333 consecutive days of temperatures over 32 °C (90 °F)... And I've seen it at 43.3 (110 F) at midnight. A mongrel of a town. Cheers, Bobj. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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