Describe the climate of Australia.
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The warm air of the sub-tropical high pressure belt largely influences the climate of Australia.
The major part of Australia is desert land, leaving the south-eastern and south-western parts of Australia, which have fertile land favorable for agriculture along with temperate climate.
Tropical climate is found in the northern part of the country which displays various land forms like deserts, grasslands and rain forests land forms like deserts, grasslands and rain forests extreme temperatures are also recorded.
Although Australia experiences moderate rainfall, periods of drought are also common in the continent. Dust storms, tornado's, heat waves, cyclones, frosts etc can be experienced from time to time in Australia.
Due to global warming, the average Australian temperature is increasing.