Antarctic warming is driving weather patterns that are causing severe drought and bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Jun 26
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What happened
Antarctic warming is driving weather patterns that are causing severe drought and bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Bushfires are causing major disruptions in the state of Queensland.Sub-event
Antarctic warming is linked to the severe drought and bushfire risk in NSW and Queensland.1 source
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The entities involved
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New South Wales
state of Australia
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Queensland
state of Australia
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