The Northern Hemisphere summer has brought one extreme event after another – from heatwaves to wildfires and floods. So is the weird northern summer a portent of what Australia can expect in a few months? The predicted El Niño is a worry, but doesn’t guarantee the record-smashing heat we’re seeing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. MARK R. CRISTINO/EPAExtreme weather across the worldWild weather in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year is to be expected. The Northern Hemisphere’s current extreme weather, and predictions of hotter summers in Australia, are all evidence of humanity’s fingerprints on Earth’s climate.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2023 05:02 UTC