Australian Climate Council calls for urgent action as records tumble

Autumn brings no relief following a record-breaking summer driven by rapid global warming, the Climate Council report says

Record hot spells in Australia this month blurred the line between summer and autumn in another sign of rapidly advancing global warming, a Climate Council report says.

The first four days of March saw maximum temperatures in much of the country 4C above average - and 8C to 12C above average in most of southeastern Australia - the report said.