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. Rather than fighting this transition we need to support them [forms of renewable energy] and embrace them and make them work to our benefit. 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. In a statement released today, Environment Minister Greg Hunt said: "The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting an extremely hot summer, which will see record high temperatures, particularly across southern Australia.
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. In a statement released today, Environment Minister Greg Hunt said: "The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting an extremely hot summer, which will see record high temperatures, particularly across southern Australia.