austral

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Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

This raises the chances that these birds could transmit the virus to new locations, especially if these or other birds are contagious when they congregate in the austral spring for breeding.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024

By March the brief austral summer was already drawing to a close.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023

“Hacemos música para que a la gente le guste”, dijo Tomasín en una entrevista en su casa de la ciudad argentina de Río Gallegos, cerca del extremo más austral del país.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

It was a favourite hypothesis of his that all things depended on two principles—condensation, or the boreal principle, and rarefaction, the southern or austral.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)