More than 206 weather records have been broken in just 90 days in Australia. But worse is yet to come, with 50C summer days tipped, according to a Climate Council report.
In just 90 days, more than 206 climate records were broken across Australia, including record-high summer temperatures, record-low rainfall, and record high temperatures across states and territories - according to a report by the Climate Council of Australia.
It warns that the 2009 heatwave resulted in at least 500 excess deaths across Melbourne and Adelaide. "Bushfire smoke does contain carcinogens, particulate matter, carbon monoxides, and those other things ... and they are extremely harmful to human health, that's the equivalent of smoking 40 cigarettes a day."
He's calling on the Australian government to recognise the real concerns many farmers have and to take action to promote new, renewable industries.
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