Australia experiencing a late winter season heatwave breaking temperature recotds.
Australia is in the grip of a late winter season heatwave with temperature records falling across most states. Southern States are experiencing storm fronts with strong winds some times in excess of 100km/hr.
Australia: late Winter #heatwave temperature records broken for Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory and South Australia. In Qld, Birdsville’s running maximum temperature at 3:30pm AEST on Friday was 39.6°C. This is roughly 15°C above average for this time of year and Qld’s highest winter temperature on record. (Weatherzone)
Sydney Airport has broken its winter record of 31.1°C this Friday, reaching 31.6°C at 2:48pm. In August 2024 to date, Sydney's running average maximum has been 21°C, some 3.1 above the long-term average. (Weatherzone)
In Queensland, Rental advocates warn heat-related deaths will increase if Queensland regulations aren't tightened. The ABC News report summarises that:
- Parts of Queensland are predicted to see a record-breaking 36-degree end to winter.
- Advocates want efficiency regulations to protect renters and public housing tenants.
- The state government says their reforms have made renting fairer and lifted housing standards.
- See associated VIDEO: Growing risk of heat-related deaths as Queensland temperatures soar
See climatologist Andrew King explain at the Conversation, published 26 August 2024: 40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now
Channel 10 The Project does a great job of connecting the record breaking winter heatwave to fossil fuels and the climate crisis: Australia Records Hottest Ever Winter Temperature. Well done to the Project for inviting on Climate scientist Dr Linden Ashcroft to explain the heat and other impacts..
9 News video report on Queensland record winter heat, not making the climate connections:
Australian snow season continues its remarkably rapid decline
Snow watchers say they've never seen a season with reasonable late-July snow depths decline so dramatically by late August. (Weatherzone)
Global News Snapshot
30 August 2024 - Global Snapshot of news of the climate crisis from the Guardian:
- USA;Millions swelter as central and eastern US placed under excessive heat watch
- UK may unveil tougher emissions targets at Cop29 climate summit
- Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries Had fires been ranked alongside countries they would have been world’s fourth-largest emitter, study finds. (Nature: Carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian wildfires)
- South Korea’s climate law violates rights of future generations, court rules Absence of legally binding targets for greenhouse gas reductions from 2031-49 deemed unconstitutional
- US leads wealthy countries spending billions of public money on unproven ‘climate solutions’. Exclusive: Over $12bn in subsidies awarded for technologies like carbon capture experts call ‘colossal waste of money’
- Asia; ‘Hyper-violent’ Typhoon Gaemi was made fiercer by climate crisis, say scientists. Researchers warn Asia will become an increasingly dangerous place to live until fossil fuels are replaced
- Greece tourist port flooded with hundreds of thousands of dead fish. Authorities in Volos say affected area spans kilometres and could cause environmental disaster for other species
- USA: How Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil
- Norway: ‘Like doomsday’: why have salmon deserted Norway’s rivers – and will they ever return? North Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future
- ‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels. A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root cause of climate change’ must be addressed
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