CLIMATE PROJECT
Australia
There are three major biomes in Australia:
Tropical
Savanna
Desert
Human Interactions
Climate change impacts are expected to have significant social, economic and environmental consequences worldwide. Ongoing population growth and development in highly urbanized coastal areas will make worse the predicted impacts on the coasts.
Climate
The southern part of the state has a Mediterranean climate. South Australia 's main temperature range is 29 °C (84 °F) in January and 15 °C (59 °F) in July. (Wikipedia, 2014)
The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is also the highest official temperature recorded in Australia. The lowest minimum temperature was −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) at Yongala on 20 July 1976. (Wikipedia, 2014)
Clime Zone
In eastern Australia, rain also falls mostly during the summer, although rain can also fall during the winter months. Since this part of Australia is further from the equator, however, summer months are warmer than winter months. In the southern part of Australia, rain tends to fall more in the winter than in the summer. In eastern and central Australia, little rain falls at all.
Wind
Australia 's air circulation is dominated by high pressure systems which cause a very dry and arid climate. These high pressure systems move with the seasons, which leads to the seasonal rainfall patterns seen in Australia.
Landforms
Since Australia is a very flat continent, it stays warm. Landforms, such as mountains, act as barriers that force air masses to move up and over them. When warm, moist air meets a mountain it is forced to rise. As this warm air rises, it begins to cool down with increased altitude and condensation occurs.
Ocean Currents Places not near an ocean or other large body of water, such as central Australia, tend to have an arid climate.
Climate Changes During the Years
Temperatures in the country have risen following an increasing trend of
There are three major biomes in Australia:
Tropical
Savanna
Desert
Human Interactions
Climate change impacts are expected to have significant social, economic and environmental consequences worldwide. Ongoing population growth and development in highly urbanized coastal areas will make worse the predicted impacts on the coasts.
Climate
The southern part of the state has a Mediterranean climate. South Australia 's main temperature range is 29 °C (84 °F) in January and 15 °C (59 °F) in July. (Wikipedia, 2014)
The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is also the highest official temperature recorded in Australia. The lowest minimum temperature was −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) at Yongala on 20 July 1976. (Wikipedia, 2014)
Clime Zone
In eastern Australia, rain also falls mostly during the summer, although rain can also fall during the winter months. Since this part of Australia is further from the equator, however, summer months are warmer than winter months. In the southern part of Australia, rain tends to fall more in the winter than in the summer. In eastern and central Australia, little rain falls at all.
Wind
Australia 's air circulation is dominated by high pressure systems which cause a very dry and arid climate. These high pressure systems move with the seasons, which leads to the seasonal rainfall patterns seen in Australia.
Landforms
Since Australia is a very flat continent, it stays warm. Landforms, such as mountains, act as barriers that force air masses to move up and over them. When warm, moist air meets a mountain it is forced to rise. As this warm air rises, it begins to cool down with increased altitude and condensation occurs.
Ocean Currents Places not near an ocean or other large body of water, such as central Australia, tend to have an arid climate.
Climate Changes During the Years
Temperatures in the country have risen following an increasing trend of
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