Australia has received a snowy and chilly start to the southern hemisphere’s springtime after a polar blast from the Antarctic brought snow and icy conditions to the east coast of Australia, closing major highways around Sydney.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), snow fell across four eastern Australian states—including in Australia’s southernmost city of Hobart in Tasmania and the country’s capital Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.
The conditions have also forced the closure of the Great Western Highway between the Blue Mountains in Katoomba and Mount Victoria and the Bells Line of Road between Bell and Lithgow….