澳大利亚经历有史以来的最暖冬天

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

澳大利亚的一个气候部门日前表示，气候变化使该国经历了有史以来最暖冬季。

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

上个月公布的数据显示，澳大利亚6月至8月的冬季平均最高气温要比以往的平均数据高出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.

根据近日发布的一则报告--《炎热和干燥：澳大利亚怪异的冬季》--冬季温暖期持续的时间更长，发生得更频繁，而且变得更加强烈。

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

该报告称，澳大利亚超过260个高温少雨的记录在今年冬天被打破。

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.

据称，自1910年以来，气候变化和化石燃料的燃烧使澳大利亚冬季的平均气温上升了约1℃。这个数据是澳大利亚科学与工业研究组织去年报告的。

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

该报告补充称：“预计随着全球气温的上升，澳大利亚出现像2017年这样暖冬的几率会有所增加。”