Western Australia is getting dryer, hotter and is at an increased risk of bushfires.
A new report from the Climate Council predicts that parts of the state will become uninhabitable, as the fire risk gets worse and extreme heat becomes more regular.
Nine of WA's hottest Januarys have occured in the last decade, and in 2014 the state recorded its highest annual average maximum temperature in history.
According to the Climate Council, the annual number of days with severe fire danger weather is expected to double by 2090 if global carbon emissions are not dramatically reduced.
Co-author of the report, climate change expert and researcher Professor Will Steffen, spoke to Will Mumford about the impact of the changes.
(Click on the audio tab above to hear the full interview)
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