Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Lessons from Birdsville - one of the hottest places on earth

Birdsville.jpeg

Soon common in every summer? The record temperature in Birdsville QLD is from Christmas Eve 1972: 49.5 degrees.

Climate change includes rising temperatures, droughts, prolonged heat waves and water scarcity. Reducing emissions is important, but at the same time we must learn to cope with the changing climate. Lessons can be learned from those who have always lived with extremes. One example: the town of Birdsville in the hot centre of Australia.


Published

By Barbara Barkhausen

Source: SBS



Share this with family and friends


Climate change includes rising temperatures, droughts, prolonged heat waves and water scarcity. Reducing emissions is important, but at the same time we must learn to cope with the changing climate. Lessons can be learned from those who have always lived with extremes. One example: the town of Birdsville in the hot centre of Australia.



Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS German

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

German News

Watch it onDemand

Watch now