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aegypti could potentially coexist with over 95% of the Australian population and this
distribution did not change significantly, with regard to the Australian population dis-
tribution, under either the 2030 and 2050 climate change scenarios.
Figure 4. Employing a hypothetical dengue climate limit estimated from epidemics in Australia that
stopped on the arrival of winter where the outside temperature fell to a wet bulb isotherm (T W ) of
14-15°C [12], we mapped a 14.2°C T W isotherm onto Australia using three temporal increments.
Panel A represents the 14.2°C annual mean T W for Australia [12]. Panel B represents the 14.2°C T W
for Australia's warmest quarter (December-February), representing summer transmission. Panel C
represents the same isotherm for Australia's coolest quarter (June-August), representing potential
year-round transmission.