A Southern Stratospheric Warming Event? Could It Be?!
Models are throwing it out there, a Stratospheric Warming Event is now in the long range outlook.
Southern Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events are relatively rare in the Southern Hemisphere, with the most recent one occurring in 2019. This particular event contributed to heightened fire danger, significantly increasing the risk of the devastating Black Summer fires of 2019-2020 (Udy, D.G. et al., 2024).
Southern SSW events have been known to oc…
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