Geert Jan van Oldenborgh

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Sydney’s summer was the hottest on record. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Climate change’s signature was writ large on Australia’s crazy summer of 2017

Andrew King, The University of Melbourne; David Karoly, The University of Melbourne; Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute ; Matthew Hale, UNSW , and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW

New South Wales has just had its hottest summer on record – an event that was made 50 times more likely by humans’ impact on the climate.
Scorching temperatures in Jammu, northern India. This month has seen records smashed in nearby Rajasthan. Jaipal Singh/EPA

What is going on with India’s weather?

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW ; Andrew King, The University of Melbourne, and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

The city of Phalodi has set a temperature record for India, hitting 51°C. Until now, India’s smog problem has curbed extreme temperatures. But that could be about to change.

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