What drove Perth's record-smashing heatwave – and why it's a taste of things to come
- Written by: Jatin Kala, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA felllow, Murdoch University
ShutterstockPerth smashed its previous heatwave records last week, after sweltering through six days in a row over 40℃ – and 11 days over 40℃ this summer so far. On top of that, Perth has suffered widespread power outages and a bushfire in the city’s north.
While the heatwave was unprecedented and extreme, for climate...
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