Editor's note

Australia must come to terms with some fundamental shifts in our climate. We’ve warmed by a degree, and we can no longer rely on the past as a guide to Australia’s weather.

In this month’s episode of our podcast Trust Me, I’m An Expert, we talk to Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Andrew Watkins and climate scientist Joelle Gergis about the past – and future – of Australia’s climate extremes.

Madeleine De Gabriele

Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment

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