Many of us know that the last year has been calamitous. We know this from our own visceral experience - the unseasonably warm days in winter and even in spring, that tell us that the climate has gone haywire. And then there’s the news. For instance, that more than 16.5 million hectares of Canada has burned this year.

So when a large team of scientists says that even they were stunned by the temperatures around the world this year - that this year will probably go down as the hottest in 100,000 years - you know it’s time to sit up and take notice.

Today, environment reporter Miki Perkins on the latest global climate change report. And which “vital signs” that measure the health of our planet have been found to be pretty sick.

Many of us know that the last year has been calamitous. We know this from our own visceral experience - the unseasonably warm days in winter and even in spring, that tell us that the climate has gone haywire. And then there’s the news. For instance, that more than 16.5 million hectares of Canada has burned this year.
So when a large team of scientists says that even they were stunned by the temperatures around the world this year - that this year will probably go down as the hottest in 100,000 years - you know it’s time to sit up and take notice.
Today, environment reporter Miki Perkins on the latest global climate change report. And which “vital signs” that measure the health of our planet have been found to be pretty sick.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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