Record March temperatures a warning: Amanda McKenzie of the Climate Council

Climate Council chief executive
 Amanda McKenzie:  Australia is now
 experiencing the consequences
of climate change, moving past
the time for mere concern.

Record-breaking autumn heat is just a warning of what's to come if Australia doesn't act immediately to combat climate change.

That's the message from environmental experts armed with a report that reveals a notable climb in average temperatures across the country at the start of March.

Figures reveal the overall average maximum temperature for the first four days of March was four degrees higher than average, with some places up to 12C hotter.

Read the Melbourne Age story - “Record temperatures for March a warning of what's to come, say experts.”