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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Abnormally hot days may hit Australia’s south-east after rare sudden warming over Antarctica

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A rare rise in stratospheric temperatures over Antarctica is likely to drive warmer and drier weather in Australia, particularly in the south-east. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/AAP

A rare rise in stratospheric temperatures over Antarctica could influence weather into summer, with previous events driving hotter and drier conditions for south-east Australia.

The phenomenon – called sudden stratospheric warming – is extremely unusual in the southern hemisphere.

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