While the northern hemisphere inches into winter with some welcome relief to the hot summer of 2019, the southern hemisphere is just getting started toward their hottest summer on record.
This graph shows the last century of temperature changes for Australia. See the following BBC news article below for current conditions.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50581813
As I read this article, I thought to myself … Do the southern hemisphere climate conditions give us a glimpse into the future toward the northern hemisphere summer of 2020?
Is the lack of arctic ice in the summer of 2019, contributing to the harsh conditions in the southern hemisphere or is it the other way around?
Featured image from Pep Canadell