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The whole of Australia? That seems like an overly simplistic view. Australia is a very diverse country from a climate standpoint, there is everything from deser
by mastazi 5y ago
The whole of Australia? That seems like an overly simplistic view. Australia is a very diverse country from a climate standpoint, there is everything from deserts to alpine regions[1]. Of course the impact of climate change will be seen everywhere, but in different ways depending on the specific areas, and not unlike the rest of the World.
For example, if we look at Koppen climates: it is true that much of Australia is arid (desert) or semi-arid (grassland)[2], but the non-arid regions of Australia (temperate, subtropical, tropical, equatorial) amount to an area equivalent to the surface of several European countries put together[3].
[1] https://theaustralianalpsnationalparks.org/ https://theaustralianalpsnationalparks.org/
[2] http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/climate-classifications/index.jsp?maptype=kpngrp#maps http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/climate-class...
[3] Just to give an idea: UK, Italy, Germany and Ireland are here laid over some of the tropical and temperate regions of Australia. https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTU5NzgzNzE.MzQ3Mjg3Mw*NTQ2NTc1Nw(ODAxNDU4NQ~!DE*MTYxNjc5OTU.MjU3MTIzOTQ)Mw~!GB*MTQ4MDM2MjE.MjI2MjA1Mzc)NA~!IT*MTU2NjY2NjY.MjYwMzY3Mzk)NQ~!IE*MTUxODg3OTg.MjYzOTQxNDA)Nw https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTU5NzgzNzE.MzQ3Mjg3Mw*...