The temperature reflecting off rooftops in Jordan Springs, an area suffering from the urban heat island effect. A scale at right represents the highs and lows, with rooftops reaching 65 degrees celsius

Extreme Weather

Increasing global heat, driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels is exacerbating extreme weather events around the globe. Find the latest news and on the links between extreme weather and climate change, and how these impacts are affecting people in Australia and around the world right now.