The Australian summer has seen some of the hottest temperatures ever experienced in the country . Australia needs to transition rapidly to cheap, clean, renewable energy to reduce our emissions as opposed to 'clean coal' plants. 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 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 .