Winter on death row as climate warms

A climate prediction tool suggests Australia could lose a distinct winter, even in Alpine regions. (Murray McCloskey/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Winter could be a thing of the past for much of Australia without aggressive climate change action, a new predictive tool suggests.

The mobile app draws on temperature records and 2050 climate projections developed by the CSIRO to demonstrate what life could be like in more than 15,000 locations across Australia.