Transcription:

A map of Australia, with different sections labelled with areas from other parts of the world with similar climates.

  • The northern coast is labelled: Thailand
  • Small patches of northern Queensland, northwest Victoria, and southwest NSW: Northern India
  • Most of the areas east of the Great Dividing Range: Louisiana
  • The southeastern corner, including most of Tasmania: England
  • Kosciuszko: Finland
  • Interior of Tasmania: Alaska
  • Small patches of southwest Victoria, southeast South Australia, and southwest Western Australia: Coastal Washington
  • Most of the southern coast: Southern Nevada (Los Angeles)
  • A large area around Perth and a small area west of Adelaide: Southern California
  • Southern Western Australia: Central Spain
  • Western Queensland, northwestern NSW, and central Northern Territory: Southern Texas
  • The vast majority of the interior of the country: Sahara Desert
  • Gork@lemm.ee
    28·
    2 months ago

    Pretty wild that you can drive a short distance northwest and go from a Finland climate to a Louisiana one.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      ((Altitude))

      Edit: oh shit that’s the ACT. I thought it was some other mountainous area. I call shenanigans.

      • ZagorathOPEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        oh shit that’s the ACT

        Actually looking at it again, I think it might not be the ACT. I think it’s around Kosciuszko.

        • tauEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          Yes, I would think Finland would be more around the top of the Snowies/Vic Alps, particularly as you approach the treeline. England seems a better fit for the ACT (though you might need to ignore summer for that).

          • Taleya
            3·
            2 months ago

            ACT = Wales. My welsh grandmother literally moved up there after grandpa died because it reminded her of glamorgan.

    • AJ Sadauskas@aus.social
      3·
      2 months ago

      So they reckon that both Sydney and Melbourne have the same climate (?!), and that climate is just like England (?!?!).

      No.

      Just no.

      • gila@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Just confusing use of colour for the dataset I think with most of the population in different shades of green. Sydney is marked in the Louisiana region as far as I can tell.