"Whether your quest is for authoritative climate change data for Australia, a school project topic, a community environmental program or even trivia night teasers, the new-look Climate of Australia, with greatly expanded descriptive material, will have many answers. An outline of Australia's climate down the ages is followed by sections on climate influences, climate elements, and extreme weather events--such as the Federation Drought, tropical cyclone Tracy and the Canberra bushfires."--Back cover.