He climate change continues to make its mark around the world, now three nations are in the crosshairs for experiencing climate records: India, Japan and Australia, they were not alien to global warming extremes during their respective seasons.
In this sense, India felt its hottest and driest Augustwhile Japan faced its summer with the highest temperatures since climate records have been kept in the country, and Australia saw its southern winter become the hottest of his story.
India: an August without respite
He eighth month of the year in Indiain general, coincides with the annual monsoon seasonin which the 80% of annual rainfall in the country. However, this year, he did not behave as usual. Despite some devastating floods in the north of the country, the rains were much less intense than expectedthis turned out to be record heat is generated.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD):”Average and maximum temperatures in August 2023 were the highest since 1901“, according to the AFP news agency. The lack of precipitation and the weak monsoon stood out as the Principal reasons behind this phenomenon.
The IMD reported that the Average rainfall in August was 161.7 millimeters, which represents a deficit of 30.1 mm compared to the last record low registered in August 2005.
Millions of farmers in India depend on the monsoon for their food security and the livelihood of rural communities. This occurs when heat warms the landmass of the subcontinentcausing the air to rise and absorb the cold winds from the Indian Ocean, which produces enormous amounts of rain.
The summer with the highest temperatures in Japan
He asian country not far behind in this wave of extreme weather events: experienced his hottest summer since that temperature records began in 1898, according to japanese meteorological agency. The average temperature during the summer 2023 was significantly highest in the north, east and west of the region. In fact, average temperatures reached their highest point for a summer since 1898.
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“The average temperature anomaly in Japan, basedgiven in observations at 15 locations, was +1.76 degrees Celsius, which is well above that of 2010 (+1.08 degrees Celsius), which was the highest since the start of measurements in 1898 and the highest for summer“The weather agency said in a statement.
This increase in temperature is attributed to a warm air flow from southern and northern Japanresulting in significantly higher summer temperatures in those regions.
Australia: hot winter due to climate change
Australia did not get rid of effects of climate change in their temperatures. The country experienced its warmest winter on record, according to the Australian Weather Bureau. He climatologist Simon Grainger explained that the average winter temperatures during june and august was 16.75 degreesabove the previous record set in 1996.
Source: Ambito
