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Forecasts of El Nino are challenging several months in advance, but particularly at this time of year. More heatwaves could be coming.

Wild weather events are playing out over much of the country, with many states facing either extreme storms, floods or bushfires.

New research also says southern parts of the country may experience deadly heatwaves annually by that time

Spain has named its heatwave "Zoe" and London is tipped to endure another stint of blistering conditions. Given the human cost of such events, we asked the experts if giving them a name could help to address Australia's somewhat relaxed attitude to the phenomenon.

Drier and colder next week - and then the rains come back

Jury still out on role played by global heating, but hotter ocean temperatures off Australia could have fuelled the NSW storms

India and Pakistan have been sweltering under an unprecedented heatwave, the severity of which scientists attribute to climate change. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we explore how much worse heatwaves in the region could get and how farmers can prepare.

Summer in Australia was marred by intensifying bushfires in the west and devastating floods in the east. While scientists struggle to pin individual weather events on climate change, a new field is emerging to determine what role humans play.