澳大利亞經歷有史以來的最暖冬天

Climate change has driven Australia to its warmest winter on record, a climate group has said.

澳大利亞的一個氣候部門日前表示，氣候變化使該國經歷了有史以來最暖冬季。

Data released last Month showed average maximum temperatures in the winter months of June to August were nearly 2℃ above average.

上個月公佈的數據顯示，澳大利亞6月至8月的冬季平均最高氣溫要比以往的平均數據高出2度。

According to a report released recently - Hot and Dry: Australia's Weird Winter - winter warm spells are lasting longer, occurring more frequently and becoming more intense.

根據近日發佈的一則報告--《炎熱和乾燥：澳大利亞怪異的冬季》--冬季溫暖期持續的時間更長，發生得更頻繁，而且變得更加強烈。

More than 260 heat and low rainfall records around Australia were broken this winter, the report said.

該報告稱，澳大利亞超過260個高溫少雨的記錄在今年冬天被打破。

It said climate change and the burning of fossil fuels had driven Australia's average winter temperature up by about 1C since 1910. That figure was reported by the CSIRO, the nation's scientific research body, last year.

據稱，自1910年以來，氣候變化和化石燃料的燃燒使澳大利亞冬季的平均氣溫上升了約1℃。這個數據是澳大利亞科學與工業研究組織去年報告的。

"It is expected that the chance of warm winters like 2017 occurring will continue to increase as global temperatures rise," the report added.

該報告補充稱：“預計隨着全球氣溫的上升，澳大利亞出現像2017年這樣暖冬的機率會有所增加。”