Australia Last year was the hottest and driest year

Australia Last year was the hottest and driest year, affected by forest fires January 9 21:20

In Australia, where forest fires are widespread, meteorological authorities have issued a report on climate, with average temperatures last year being the highest in observation history, while average precipitation was the lowest ever, hottest and dryest I knew it was a year. The report notes that climate change is one of the factors that increase the risk of forest fires.

According to a report on climate released by the Australian Meteorological Authority on September 9, last year's average temperature was 1.5 degrees higher than normal and 23.3 degrees, the highest in the history of observations.

In particular, heat waves hit the southern hemisphere in the summer months of January and December last year, and on December 18, the highest temperature at each observation site reached a record high of 41.9 degrees Celsius.

In addition, the average annual rainfall was 277.6 mm, about 40% lower than normal, making it the driest year.

Large-scale forest fires have continued in Australia, especially in the southeast, and 27 people have died and more than 2,100 homes have been burnt down since September last year.

Meteorological authorities report that climate change is one of the factors that increase the risk of heat waves and forest fires.