Welcome to 2020, but first an area average review of Australia for 2019 in 22 tweets, mostly from the @BOM_au, providing a year snapshot of #climatechange indicators.
1. In 2019 Annual mean temperature anomaly reached a new high of +1.5C based on a 1961-1990 climatology baseline 2. Mean Temperature anomaly for Australia for 2019
Dec 30, 2019 β’ 13 tweets β’ 7 min read
Nationals @DarrenChesterMP (Gippsland) on BBC on #bushfire emergency "Whether they are worse in years to come is a debateable point I suppose. One of the challenges we have is trying to reduce fuel loads in the months leading up to the summer period"
I call bullshit #Auspol 1/10
Factcheck: Bushfires in Victoria becoming worse: climatecouncil.org.au/resources/vicb⦠1. "Extreme fire weather has increased since the 1970s in the east and south of Australia, including Victoria, with the fire season length extending from October to March." 2/10