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The air above Antarctica is suddenly getting warmer – here's what it means for Australia

  • Written by Harry Hendon, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The air above Antarctica is suddenly getting warmer – here's what it means for AustraliaAntarctic winds have a huge effect on weather in other places. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Record warm temperatures above Antarctica over the coming weeks are likely to bring above-average spring temperatures and below-average rainfall across large parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland.

The warming began in the last...