Australia is the driest of all inhabited continents with considerable variation in rainfall, temperature and weather patterns across its different climate zones. Here's why this vast land boasts ...

The Köppen climate classification system divides climates into five groups including tropical, arid, temperate, continental and polar. A map posted to Reddit showcases Australian climate zones ...

A map posted to Reddit showcases Australian climate zones compared with those of various other countries their equivalent using the Köppen system. Queensland’s climate equivalents according to ...

Australia’s climate has risen by an average 1.5 degrees since 1910. Credit: Dion Georgopoulos. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in 2018 that even if global temperatures were ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: What Australia’s Election Means for Climate Change in a Big Coal Economy.