Hottest year on record will be cool by comparison if emissions keep rising: CSIRO

Katie Burgess
Updated May 25 2020 - 3:42pm, first published 3:00pm
Smoke from the bushfire in Namadgi National Park blanketed Canberra earlier this year. Experts have warned the hot and dry conditions that led to the Black Summer fires will get worse if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Smoke from the bushfire in Namadgi National Park blanketed Canberra earlier this year. Experts have warned the hot and dry conditions that led to the Black Summer fires will get worse if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australia's hottest year on record will be mild by comparison if the country's emissions continue to rise at the current rate, experts have warned.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

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