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Australia records its warmest, driest year on record

A satellite photo shows wildfires east of Orbost, Australia

An Statellite photo shows wildfires east of Orbost, Australia, 04 January 2020. Source: AAP

The Bureau of Meteorology says 2019 was the warmest and driest year on record for Australia. In its 2019 Annual Climate Statement the B-o-M links current fire conditions to record low rainfall and increasing temperatures.



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