Warning: Australia Will Just Keep Getting Hotter Until 2050

Greenhouse gases have locked in warming, weather bureau says
Sydney touched 47.3 degrees Celsius during weekend heatwave

Beachgoers swim at Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.
Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Angus Whitley, Rebecca Keenan, and Matthew Burgess

January 9, 2018 at 1:01 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

The road-melting heatwave that made Sydney the hottest place on Earth at the weekend may just be a taste of things to come.

Temperatures in Australia are set to rise until around 2050 due to greenhouse gas emissions already in the atmosphere, according to the country’s weather bureau.