S8 Ep820: ntarctic Blasts and Economic Shifts in the Australian Winter Guest: Jeremy Zakis Summary: Jeremy Zakis describes a harsh onset of winter in Sydney, driven by cold Antarctic air funneled through a high-pressure corridor,. While Sydney faces near-freezing o
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Guest: Jeremy Zakis Summary: Jeremy Zakis describes a harsh onset of winter in Sydney, driven by cold Antarctic air funneled through a high-pressure corridor,. While Sydney faces near-freezing overnight temperatures, Tasmania recently recorded a record-breaking 70°F due to El Niño conditions and a southern warm front. The conversation also highlights the economic strain of soaring fuel prices, with diesel reaching approximately $8.85 per gallon, prompting many commuters to switch to public transport,. Despite these costs, consumer spending remains resilient as people shift toward online shopping, while domestic heating continues a transition from gas to electric and solar-powered systems,.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I am in New England. I am John Batchel and my very good |
| 0:06.1 | colleague of many decades. Jeremy Zakis is in New South Wales in the southern hemisphere. |
| 0:13.6 | Here in the northern hemisphere, it is cool and rainy and sometimes sunny and warm. Springtime. |
| 0:20.4 | The tulips are up. |
| 0:23.0 | The daffodils have gone past, |
| 0:25.1 | and so the Forsythia is now turning from yellow to green. |
| 0:28.9 | There are some days to go before we see more of the flowers in the main garden |
| 0:33.9 | where the deer are not allowed. |
| 0:36.3 | I do see everywhere there's color coming in. The green of |
| 0:40.6 | the grass is rich. It's springtime. Jeremy, however, is in the other part of the calendar, which is |
| 0:47.4 | coming winter. And he has one great big Antarctica to the south of him. And so his winter includes air that comes up |
| 0:58.0 | that corridor and hits the eastern side of Australia. Jeremy, a very good day to you. I see on this |
| 1:04.4 | chart you sent me, you are a continent. I always remind myself, this is not the state of Connecticut. |
| 1:10.5 | This is a continent. With all the barriers, this is not the state of Connecticut. This is a continent with all |
| 1:12.6 | the barriers and the microclimates, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Arctic Ocean all around |
| 1:20.2 | you. You're surrounded on three sides by dominant forces. So I see that you've had heat and then suddenly you had cold. Where are you |
| 1:29.9 | right now? Good day to you, Jeremy. You know, John, well I can say we're definitely back in the cold. |
| 1:36.1 | And when I say back in the cold, here in Sydney, we've been getting down to temperatures around |
| 1:40.5 | about 34, 36 Fahrenheit overnight, which here in Sydney at this time of year is especially cold. |
| 1:47.2 | And you're right, we are really in this cold blast corridor from Antarctica. |
| 1:51.2 | And if you have a look at a map of Australia, the east coast of Australia and where New Zealand is placed, |
| 1:57.1 | is basically a big old channel where all this cold Antarctic air is pushed because what |
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