Scientists are warning this summer’s sharp swings from record heat to torrential rain illustrate how climate change is becoming a dominant driving force in our weather.
Over the past few months, multiple parts of the country have lurched from extreme heat to flooding — sometimes in a matter of weeks — in a summer that has been described as one of “breakneck climate whiplash” by the Climate Council.
Making it more unusual, according to meteorologist and climate councillor Andrew Watkins, is that many of the extreme heat records have occurred despite the presence of a weak La Niña — which typically brings cooler, wetter conditions to large parts of Australia…
Source: ABC News
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