Heat records in Australia now 12 times more likely than cold ones, study finds

By Peter Hannam
Updated September 29 2015 - 12:26pm, first published September 10 2015 - 4:16pm
Heat extremes are increasingly likely with climate change, researchers say. Photo: David Sitsky
Heat extremes are increasingly likely with climate change, researchers say. Photo: David Sitsky
Farmer Steve Osborn cooling off at his pumpkin farm in Maitland, NSW. Photo: Peter Stoop
Farmer Steve Osborn cooling off at his pumpkin farm in Maitland, NSW. Photo: Peter Stoop
Melbourne beaches during a heatwave in January this year. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Melbourne beaches during a heatwave in January this year. Photo: Wayne Taylor

Record hot days are now 12 times more likely in Australia than days of record-breaking cold, and the ratio is increasing as rising greenhouse gases trap ever more heat on the planet, according to new research.

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