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

And they hope to keep at it from October to mid-January, the height of the austral summer, for 3 years running.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

But this does mean Earth is closer to the sun in austral summer and farther in austral winter, so the corresponding plus-or-minus-five-degree-C shift can amplify seasons to be more extreme in the Southern Hemisphere.

From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 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

The upper, like the lower austral, presents two well-marked divisions in reference to humidity—an eastern or humid and a western or semihumid portion; the dividing line is in the neighbourhood of the one hundredth meridian.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)