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Are heatwaves ‘worsening’ and have ‘hot days’ doubled in Australia in the last 50 years?
Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie told Q&A that heatwaves were 'worsening' in Australia and 'hot days' had doubled in the last 50 years. Let's take a look at the evidence.
Full response from the Climate Council for an article on heatwaves and hot days in Australia
Response from a spokesperson from the Climate Council in relation to an article on CEO Amanda McKenzie’s claims about worsening heatwaves and increasing numbers of hot days in Australia.
Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
Global warming of 2℃, the higher of the two Paris targets, would see current record-breaking temperatures become the norm in the future, potentially bringing heatwaves to both land and sea.
Too hot to learn – why Australian schools need a national policy on coping with heatwaves
Schools need to have a formal policy in place for how to deal with heatwaves effectively and keep children cool and well.
When the heat is on, we need city-wide plans to keep cool
Our cities are getting hotter. Luckily, as a built environment, we can actually do something about it.
2016 crowned hottest year on record: Australia needs to get heat smart
2016 is the third consecutive hottest year on record. How can we adapt?
Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?
Irrespective of whether climate change contributed to the thunderstorm in Melbourne last week, we can be sure Australia’s climate projections herald new risks to health that cannot be ignored.
We’ve learned a lot about heatwaves, but we’re still just warming up
Heatwaves are Australia's deadliest type of natural disaster. But while we know a lot about the weather patterns behind them, more research is needed to forecast accurately their impacts on people.
Keeping global warming to 1.5C, not 2C, will make a crucial difference to Australia, report says
A new report published by the Climate Institute says Australia could avoid lengthy heatwaves and help save the Great Barrier Reef by meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5C global warming goal.
What is going on with India’s weather?
The city of Phalodi has set a temperature record for India, hitting 51℃. Until now, India's smog problem has curbed extreme temperatures. But that could be about to change.
Was Tasmania’s summer of fires and floods a glimpse of its climate future?
This summer has seen Tasmania suffer through drought, bushfires, floods and the worst marine heatwave on record. Is this what life under a climate-changed future will be like?
Sydney, so hot right now: what’s behind the city’s record run of warm weather?
Sydney is in the process of smashing the record for the longest run of days above 26℃. Weather, El Nino and climate change are all playing their part.
Why hotter weather is likely to affect people in developing countries more
Rising temperatures affect people living in the developing world differently to those living in Europe and North America.
Why African countries need to make plans to cope with rising temperatures
Africa must find ways of dealing with extreme heatwaves or suffer a range of health problems, including fatalities.
Climate mitigation – the greatest public health opportunity of our time
Tackling climate change is the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century, a team of 60 international experts today declared in a special report for the medical journal The Lancet.
How modern crops can ensure food security in a heatwave
Hardy new grains are being developed that can cope with extreme bursts of heat.
Extreme heat poses a billion-dollar threat to Australia’s economy
Heat cost Australia nearly A$7 billion in 2014, which is bad news given climate forecasts of hotter and more frequent heatwaves.
Adapt now to prevent poor health from climate change: report
The Australian Academy of Science has warned that sick, older, poor and isolated Australians are at most risk from the health impacts of climate effects such as drought, fires, floods and heatwaves.
FactCheck: was the 1896 heatwave wiped from the record?
“How could it be getting hotter … if it was really hotter 118 years ago? It’s relatively simple: the early years are simply wiped from the official record.” – Nationals MP George Christensen, House of…
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Research Fellow, UNSW
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Climate Extremes Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Australian National University
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Melbourne
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Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Head of School, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Associate, Melbourne Sustainable Societies Institute, University of Melbourne; Sessional Lecturer, School of Public Health and Human Biosciences, La Trobe University
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