Human influences increase our chance of another 'angry summer'

Prof. David Karoly.

“Indeed, human influences on the climate system increased the chances of our record hot, “angry summer” by more than five times”, is the conclusion drawn by Professor David Karoly and post-doctoral research fellow, Sophie Lewis.

In a story headed: “The human role in our ‘angry’ hot summer”, the University of Melbourne compatriots discussed on The Conversation their study that illustrated quantitatively that anthropogenic climate change substantially increased the likelihood of the record-breaking Australian summer of 2013.

They said: “Average temperatures across the globe are now 0.8°C warmer than a century ago. This shift in the average climate can lead to substantial changes in the frequency and severity of extreme climate events”.