The Australian summer has seen some of the hottest temperatures ever experienced in the country . Scientists called it " the angry summer " and say such heatwaves are becoming the new normal . A report from the Australia Council says that than 100 records were broken in just 90 days , with the 2016/17 summer being Queensland 's second hottest summer on record , and Sydney 's hottest ever recorded summer . The extreme summers will worsen throughout the rest of the century " unless the world can rapidly and deeply reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a carbon - neutral global economy by mid - 2020 , " the report says .
The Australian summer has seen some of the hottest temperatures ever experienced in the country. Scientists called it "the angry summer" and said such heatwaves are becoming the new normal. A report from the Climate Council says that than 205 records were broken in just 90 days, with the 2016/17 summer being Queensland's second hottest summer on record, and Sydney's hottest ever recorded summer. The extreme summers will worsen throughout the rest of the century "unless the world can rapidly and deeply reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a carbon-neutral global economy by mid-century," the report says.