What's behind the heatwave?
Australia heated up this week <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.kr/minju84991/%EC%8B%A0%EB%B0%9C%EB%A0%88%ED%
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Æ®</a>=½Å¹ß·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®<br /> as a mass of hot air swept east across the <a href="https://baedalsm.tistory.com/19"
target="_blank">¼ÛÆÄ¿ø·ëÀÌ»ç</a><br /> continent.
The dominant climate <a href="https://kklweiwe9o.tistory.com/90" target="_blank">¹æÇе¿¿ë´ÞÀÌ»ç</a><br /> driver behind the
heat has been a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) - an event where sea surface <a
href="https://nnbjurw345.tistory.com/139" target="_blank">¾çÆò¿ë´ÞÀÌ»ç</a><br /> temperatures are warmer in the western
half of the ocean, cooler in the <a href="https://slkiowioe99.tistory.com/139" target="_blank">¼°æ´ëÆ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç</a><br /> east.
The difference between <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.kr/deusamel2/%EB%82%A8%EC%9E%90%EB%A0%88%ED%94%8C-
httpreplicamallme/" target="_blank">³²ÀÚ·¹ÇÃ</a>=³²ÀÚ·¹ÇÃ<br /> the two temperatures is currently the strongest in <a
href="http://itbank-eduone.co.kr/" target="_blank">kgitbank</a>=¾ÆÀÌƼ¹ðÅ©Á¾·ÎÁ¡<br /> 60 years.
The warmer waters cause higher-than-average <a href="http://kachi.co.kr/" target="_blank">´ä·Ê¶±</a>=´ä·ÊÇ° ´ä·Ê¶± Çà»ç¶±
±îÄ¡¶±<br /> rains in the western Indian Ocean region, leading to flooding, and drier conditions across South East Asia and
Australia. |