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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023
Australia's Antarctic gateway Tasmania gets hotter than tropical north

Climate Change

Reuters
30 December, 2019, 11:00 am
Last modified: 30 December, 2019, 01:16 pm

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Australia's Antarctic gateway Tasmania gets hotter than tropical north

Tasmania's normally cooler weather has attracted vintners from the mainland where a changing climate has started to affect some acclaimed wine making regions

Reuters
30 December, 2019, 11:00 am
Last modified: 30 December, 2019, 01:16 pm
Tasmania's Tasman arch in Australia/ Collected
Tasmania's Tasman arch in Australia/ Collected

Temperatures soared on Monday in Australia's normally icy cool state of Tasmania, the country's closest point to the South Pole, reaching more than double the summer average with hot air blowing in from a scorching mainland.

The mercury in the state's capital Hobart hit 40.8 degrees Celsius (105.4 Fahrenheit), which would make it the city's hottest December day on record, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

The unusual summer temperatures, even in the country's coldest places, stem from the extreme conditions that have stoked one of Australia's worst bush fire seasons.

"The reason it's getting this hot in Tasmania is we've got quite strong northerly winds bringing that hot air down from the mainland," said meteorologist Luke Johnston.

The temperature on Monday was double the average summer level of 20 degrees for Hobart and even topped temperatures in the country's tropical north.

At midday, a sharp wind change drove Hobart's temperature up by 8 degrees within just 10 minutes, with the threat of lightning prompting fire danger alerts from the state's fire service.

A cool change was forecast for Tuesday.

Tasmania's normally cooler weather has attracted vintners from the mainland, where a changing climate has started to affect some acclaimed winemaking regions.

Winemakers on the island shrugged off the scorching heat on Monday, not expecting damage to their grapes as they had a cooler than average spring which has delayed the growing season.

"We think it'll be mild for the rest of the week, so I don't think one hot day like this will be an issue," said John Brown, winemaker at Frogmore Creek Winery.

"We're just chilling at home where it's cool inside," Brown said.

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