This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I'm John Batchel in southern New England, where the

evenings can be 29 to 35. The daytime can be in the 50s. A beautiful autumn. The leaves have mostly left

the deciduous trees. It's time for bulb planting, and I've been at it with my allium and daffodils,

and I'm going to leave the lilies to last.

I have till the snow flies.

It's coming winter here, and that's why it's enjoyed to go to New South Wales and Jeremy Zackas.

This is Australia.

Australia ordinarily has unusual weather when you're used to New England. However, this year,

it turns out it's so unusual, the mob, the Metropolitan Weather Bureau, has declared that they

have no idea what's coming. They've thrown their hands up. Is it El Niño? Who knows? Is it La Niña? Who knows?

They have influences that you would think over time they could account for. They have the Arctic

blast, Antarctic blast, that aims right at Jeremy and Tasmania in New South Wales in the

southeast. They have the Indian dipole, positive or negative, coming from

the vast Indian ocean all the way across, and the first thing it hits is Australia. And then the twist

here is they have tropical storms to come down from the north, down the east coast, pounding

Brisbane. Some of it can spill into where Jeremy is in New South Wales.

In addition, they have a whole continent behind them that often regularly catches fire.

So the Weather Bureau has thrown our hands up, said we have no idea what's next, and therefore

I go to Jeremy to see if he's had a good week. Jeremy a very good day to you.

No disasters, no floods, but what's it look like in springtime? Good evening.

Gide, John. Well, what I can tell you is what it looks like is it looks eclectic. This whole week

has really been just an absolute cacophony and complete kaleidoscope of different weather.

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