Climate study shows Australia hotter | Pacific Beat

Climate study shows Australia hotter

Climate study shows Australia hotter

Updated 20 June 2012, 10:07 AEST

For the first time scientists have provided the most complete climate record of the last millenium and they found that the last 50 years in Australia have been the warmest.

The Australian researchers used 27 different natural indicators like tree rings and ice cores to come to their conclusion which will be a part of the next report by the United Nations Inter Government Panel on Climate Change.

Presenter: Matthew Carney

Speaker: Dr Joelle Gergis, report lead author, University of Melbourne; Professor David Karoly, co-author, University of Melbourne

EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this story was originally broadcast, errors have been identified in aspects of the data processing which may affect the results of this study. As a result, publication has been delayed and the research has been withdrawn from online publication. Professor Karoly says the data will be recalculated, peer reviewed and published in due course.

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