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Anatomy of a heatwave: how a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in the southeast

By Tess Parker, Research Scientist in Climate Variability and Hazards, CSIRO
Michael Barnes, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University

In 2009, the combination of a cyclone, atmospheric waves and warm moist air triggered a record-breaking heatwave. It’s happening again.

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