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What is a hurricane?
Intense low pressure areas.
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When did Australia start getting hotter?
In 1910.
100
What makes a good weather report?
Computers models , observations, and knowledge of trend.
100
What was one of Australia's biggest droughts?
The federation drought.
100
Name one mountain range that gives off mountain breezes.
MacDonnell range, Hamersley range, and Great Dividing Range.
200
How could nature start a bushfire?
By using lightning.
200
Why are their seasons reversed with ours?
They are in the southern hemisphere.
200
How does the ocean affect the weather?
With warm and cold ocean currents.
200
What did cyclone Wanda do to Brisbane?
It caused severe flooding.
200
What is the cold current west of Australia called?
The west Australian current.
300
What was the worst bushfire in 110 years?
The Bushfire in Victoria.
300
When is their summer?
December through February.
300
When does Australia have its wet season?
November until April.
300
When is tropical cyclone season?
From November to April,.
300
What is the warm current east of Australia called?
The east Australian current.
400
When did Ash Wednesday bushfires occur?
In 1983.
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When is their winter?
On June through August.
400
When does it have its dry season?
May through October.
400
How fast were the winds recorded during cyclone Tracy?
217 kilometers per hour.
400
What global winds affect Northern Australia?
Trade winds.
500
How many people did cyclone Tracy kill?
64 people.
500
What is the climate like in Northern Australia?
It is warm and humid.
500
What should be in a weather report? Name at least 3.
There should be temperature, type of weather (cloudy, rainy, sunny, etc.), wind speed and direction as well as humidity. Also there should be dew point temperature, visibility, amount of cloud cover, amount of precipitation, Ultraviolet (UV) index and air pressure
500
How many people died during cyclone Yasi?
0 people.
500
What is an example of a storm carried by trade winds to Northern Australia?
Cyclone Yasi.