Unsettled weather in mid-August 2016 brought rain and gusty winds to much of southern and western Australia while complex layers of clouds spread across parts of Queensland. August is mid-winter in Australia and the dry season in Queensland, typically with low humidity and little rainfall, especially inland. In August 2016, tourists on a luxury cruise departed Seward Alaska and steered toward the waterways of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. In mid-August 2016, the southern route through the passage was nearly ice-free. Wildfire season in the southern Amazon runs from roughly June to November, with peak activity usually occurring in September.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 13:44 UTC