What will a hotter Australia be like? The past gives us some clues
Author: The Conversation Date Posted:3 February 2015
Carbon dioxide levels are rising at their fastest rate since the dinosaurs' time
The latest climate projections released last week by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO predict that Australia could potentially warm by between 2.8C and 5.1C by 2090.
Meanwhile, the 2014 State of the Climate report, also produced by the Bureau and CSIRO, showed that Australia has already warmed by 0.9C since 1900, and that seven of the ten warmest years have occurred since 1998.
What actually happens will depend largely on the trends in greenhouse gas emissions. However, we can look to the past to begin to understand what the future may have in store.
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