Australia's 2013 heatwave due to climate change, researchers conclude

By Lisa Cox
Updated October 1 2014 - 6:13am, first published September 30 2014 - 3:03pm
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Researchers say there was an increase in the frequency of heatwaves in 2013. Photo: Glenn Campbell
A man enters the baths at Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A man enters the baths at Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Record temperatures in Australia in 2013 were almost certainly caused by man-made climate change, five separate studies have found.