As reports emerge that NSW Liberals have called on the Turnbull government to conduct public debates about climate change – including whether the science is settled – we thought it might be a good time to publish a collection of today’s many, many Tweets about the record March heat in Australia – and one from Washington DC, for good measure.
In Melbourne, for instance, it was 29°C at 1am… and at 7am – marking the hottest March night on record. And considering some of the views higher up among the federal Liberals – that digging up and shipping coal to India is good for humanity – we’ve also included a Tweet from Fairfax journo Michael West, from Delhi.
— BOM ACT (@BOM_ACT) March 8, 2016
Bad night’s sleep? Not surprising given it was Melbourne’s hottest March night on record! https://t.co/MfREwYwQfV pic.twitter.com/2JdzvhZfhK
— BOM Victoria (@BOM_Vic) March 8, 2016
Like frogs in heating water, Melbournites experienced another #climate heat record last night with barely a whimper https://t.co/e9uHV6L6QJ
— David Spratt (@djspratt) March 8, 2016
Another #Sydney heat stat of note: City today marked 20 consec days of 27C+ (Previous record, set twice, was 12 days). (+ perhaps 6 to come)
— Peter Hannam (@p_hannam) March 9, 2016
Washington DC skips spring goes straight to summer, pollen count skyrockets #climatechange https://t.co/rs6xY88NV2
— Hunter Cutting (@ClimateSignals) March 8, 2016
Delhi this morning. Could do with a bit more Aussie coal #nofilterpic.twitter.com/I7Na9XCjh4
— Michael West (@MichaelWestBiz) March 8, 2016
