Author(s) Alexander, David; Steffen, Will; Hughes, Lesley

Hot and dry: Australia's weird winter

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This paper analyses the weather conditions of winter 2017 in Australia and draws conclusions about the subsequent impact of this dry and hot weather on crops and livestock, energy systems and bushfire risk, and the role of climate change in influencing these winter weather conditions.

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Last checked: 18 December 2019

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Hazards Wildfire

Themes Climate change Critical infrastructure Food security and agriculture

Country and region Australia

ISBN/ISSN/DOI

978-1-925573-31-2 (ISBN)

Number of pages

20 p.

Publication year

2017

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