Australia experiencing more extreme fire weather, hotter days as climate changes

By Peter Hannam
Updated October 27 2016 - 9:08am, first published 8:42am
Most of the heat the earth has gained has gone into the oceans. Photo: Peter Rae
Most of the heat the earth has gained has gone into the oceans. Photo: Peter Rae
More frequent, more prolonged and more intensive heatwaves are already being recorded across Australia as the climate warms. Photo: Leigh Henningham
More frequent, more prolonged and more intensive heatwaves are already being recorded across Australia as the climate warms. Photo: Leigh Henningham

Australia is already experiencing an increase in extreme conditions from climate change and more sophisticated modelling is allowing scientists to pinpoint humans' contribution to the wilder weather, the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO said.