One by one, the heat records tumbled. The highest ever winter temperature. A new Queensland winter temperature record. Records in major centres elsewhere. The hottest August in Australian history. The second hottest winter after 2023.
Weather is not climate, of course, but the upward trend is unmistakable. The temperature records all lean to the right. Not just here. The hottest June on record globally. Summer heat records in the United States. After a record hot summer of 2023, new heat records are being set in southern Europe.
Meanwhile Australia’s greenhouse emissions remain well above where they should be to meet the government’s target of a 43% reduction of 2005 levels by 2030.
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