According to climate experts, we should brace for hotter winters in the future.
we've been experiencing in Australia is a huge concern for climate experts, yet it doesn't come as a surprise.Australia has farewelled the winter months with a blast of warm temperatures, particularly across the east coast, thrilling millions with a promise of an early spring.The winter heat wave has seen above average temperatures particularly on the east coast.
Sydney had a maximum temperature of 25 degrees, while the mercury topped 24 degrees in Adelaide and 23 degrees in Melbourne. Canberra and Hobart, meanwhile, experienced highs of 21 and 19 respectively.Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick says the warmer weather is a major cause for concern. Perkins-Kirkpatrick said while this felt very different in winter, it was a heat wave all the same.
"That's certainly an extreme, relative to this term of year," she said. "It shows winters are shortening… we're getting a lengthening of the warmer parts of the year."Professor Mark Howden, the director of the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, agreed the warm winter was worrying.
Both Howden and Perkins-Kirkpatrick said the trend of warmer weather, both in winter and summer, meant Australian communities and infrastructure need to adapt as a matter of urgency.Professor Mark Howden warns our infrastructure is not built or ready for hotter summers and winters.
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