206 Temperature Records Broken In 90 Days In Australia's "Angriest Summer" - Fruit Cooked On Trees

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Australia's record-breaking summer was so hot fruit cooked on trees, the Climate Council says. A new report released by the council on Thursday found that the recent summer season was the hottest on record for the Australian continent. In total, 206 records were broken in just 90 days.

One of these was in Port Augusta, South Australia, which reached a massive 49.5 degrees Celsius in January - the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. Meanwhile, every state experienced serious bush fires and Townsville broke its 10-day accumulated rainfall total.

"This summer was so hot we witnessed fruit cooking on trees," Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie said. "What we're living with is part of a long-term warming trend driven by the burning of fossil fuels and land clearing."

The report said the record-breaking summer was driven by greenhouse gas pollution from the burning of fossil fuels and land clearing. "For many years scientists have warned that climate change is driving worsening extreme weather. The Angry Summer is another example of the consequences of climate change today," it reads.

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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-s-angriest-summer-200-records-broken-and-fruit-cooking-on-trees

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1. While we here in Florida had the coolest February in many years.