CANBERRA Aymeric Laporte Manchester City Jersey , May 12 (Xinhua) -- Antarctica is "stealing" Australia 's rainfall, explaining why the former is not warming as much as other continents and why southern Australia is recording more droughts, the Australian National University (ANU) reported on Monday.
Researchers in Australia have found rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are strengthening the stormy Southern Ocean winds. These would normally deliver rain to southern Australia but are instead pushing further south towards Antarctica.
"With greenhouse warming, Antarctica is actually stealing more of Australia's rainfall," said Dr Nerilie Abram, lead researcher from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
"As the westerly winds are getting tighter they're actually trapping more of the cold air over Antarctica Arijanet Muric Manchester City Jersey ," she said.
"As greenhouse gases continue to rise we'll get fewer storms chased up into Australia."
Until this study, published in Nature Climate Change, Antarctic climate observations were available only from the middle of last century.
But by analyzing ice cores from Antarctica and data from tree rings and lakes in South America, Dr Abram and her colleagues were able to extend the history of the westerly winds over the past millennium.
"The Southern Ocean winds are now stronger than at any other time in the past 1,000 years," she said.
"The strengthening of these winds has been particularly prominent over the past 70 years Aleix Garcia Manchester City Jersey , and by combining our observations with climate models we can clearly link this to rising greenhouse gas levels."
Antarctica had bucked the trend, Abram said, with every other continent warming, and the Arctic warming fastest of anywhere on earth.
The study findings come on the back of a Bureau of Meteorology assessment that Australia remains on course for its first El Nino effect in more than four years.
These weather events typically bring a drier winter and spring to southern Australia and active bushfire seasons in the summer.
The effect is caused by warm sub-seawater temperatures, as much as 6 degrees Celsius above normal, spreading eastwards in the tropical Pacific and heralding the formation of an El Nino Vincent Kompany Jersey , the Bureau of Meteorology said.
China's twin sisters Luo Ying (L) and Luo Yu celebrate on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the women's doubles event at the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tournament in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13, 2015. They beat Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juh in the final by 2-1. (XinhuaLi Zhen) China's twin sisters Luo Ying (L) and Luo Yu cheer during the women's doubles final against Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Pytter Juh at the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tournament in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13 Tosin Adarabioyo Jersey , 2015. They beat Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juh in the final by 2-1. (XinhuaLi Zhen) China's twin sisters Luo Ying (L) and Luo Yu celebrate during the awarding ceremony for the women's doubles event at the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tournament in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13, 2015. They beat Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juh in the final by 2-1. (XinhuaLi Zhen) China's twin sisters Luo Ying (2nd R) and Luo Yu (1st R) and Denmark's Christinna Pedersen (2nd L) and Kamilla Pytter Juh celebrate on the podium during the awarding ceremony for the women's doubles event at the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tournament in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13 Sergio Aguero Jersey , 2015. Luo Ying and Luo Yu beat Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Pytter Juh in the final by 2-1. (XinhuaLi Zhen)
DUBAI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese twin shuttlers Luo Ying and Luo Yu won the women's doubles super series here on Sunday, beating Christinna PedersenKamilla Rytter Juhl from Denmark in the final.
The Danes retired in the third set as Pedersen suffered from stomach problems.
The 24-year old Luo YingLuo Yu, world No. 1, said the victory was the result of their hard work "as we played overall a great season in 2015."After losing the first set 14-21, the Luo twins managed to turn the tables and won the two following sets 21-9 and 14-4. Pedersen felt not well so the Danes retired early in the third set.
The Danish team started with an aggressive play and harmonized well. "That was our plan Riyad Mahrez Jersey ," said Juhl. The Luo sisters, one head shorter than the Scandinavians, responded with a clever zig-zag play and short shuttles close to the net which effectively irritated the duo PedersernJuhl.
In the second set, the Chinese players changed their tactic and switched to a more aggressive style, increasing pressure with smashes close to the net. By switching shooting frequencies between slow shuttlecocks and fast shuttlecocks, the Chinese equipe broke the Danish defense.
"After we lost the first set Raheem Sterling Jersey , we adapted our tactics to our opponents," said Luo Yu, adding that they took during the breaks important pieces of advice from their coach.
A fantastic exchange leading to 9-5 lead in set 2 was a major psychological boost for China, leading then to win the second set 21-9. The Danes looked increasingly exhausted at the start of the third set, desperately trying to find a way to break the Chinese tag team play. But the Luo sister quickly led 5-0, then 7-2 and eventually won set three 14-4 as Pedersen had to retire.
Luo Ying said she and her twin sister are now eager to prepare for Summer Olympic Games in Rio 2016.
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