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Poppy Johnston

Climate change made heatwave five times more likely

Global warming is increasing the frequency of intense heatwaves across Australia, scientists warn. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian summer is undergoing a "total transformation" as scientists warn climate change made a recent blistering heatwave five times more likely.

Australia's southern states sweltered during early-January through the worst heatwave conditions since the summer of 2019-2020, a period scarred by devastating bushfires.

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