Australia is getting warmer, and it could hurt agricultural production

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Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT

The daily maximum temperature in Australia is warming, on average, by about 0.21˚C per decade, and the daily minimum temperature by 0.13˚C, according to Aussie researchers who looked at climate trends between 1910 and 2013 using 72 BoM weather stations across Australia. Overall, the country appears to be experiencing warming in their daily maximum temperatures, except for a small area in far north QLD, according to the team. In general, NSW, south QLD and Tasmania experience the most significant warming in daily maximum temperature compared with other regions. VIC, Tasmania and south WA also have increasing numbers of extreme cold days. The authors note that the warming in southern QLD specifically could have negative effects on Queensland's agricultural production, which is currently aiming to boost from $60 billion to $100 billion by 2030.

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Organisation/s: Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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