05-10-2017 05:34 via theguardian.com

Sweltering September smashes Australia's temperature records

Climate change blamed as continent logs hottest September day on record, with average maximum temperature of 33.47CAustralian temperature records tumbled again in September this year, with the country experiencing the hottest day since records began, and New South Wales breaking that record twice within a few days.As always, particular weather events caused the records to be broken. But in a special climate statement, the Bureau of Meteorology said climate change also played a role, and earlier
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