2013 begins with a blast!

This year, 2013, has started with something of a blast.

Temperatures throughout the country are rattling the record books and already some are suggesting the drought from which Australia has just emerged is set to return, or continue.

Is what we are seeing further evidence of climate change or is it simply seasonal?

The sceptics and doubters will unquestionably see the climatic dilemmas Australia is facing as seasonal, although the overwhelming evidence points to clearly measurable changes in in the world’s climate structure.

Today’s Melbourne Age (January 5, 2013) includes the story “12th with a bullet, and the race to a record is heating up” details through a graph what happened last year and discusses emerging challenges.