More extreme weather due to climate change in Australia

While 2023 was the hottest year on record for the planet, for Australia, it was a year of all extremes. Australia experienced its warmest winter ever, with a contrast of summer weather patterns seen across the country. In its latest report, the Climate Council is calling it a "climate whiplash".

Climate change is causing certain weather extremes to occur more frequently. Source: Shutterstock / Drew McArthur/Shutterstock