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The Climate Council is warning that there is a growing risk that different parts of Australia may face more than one disaster at the same time or in quick succession, with cascading severe weather events a real possibilitythis summer.

“We call it climate whiplash,” a former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, Greg Mullins, said during a media briefing today.

“We go from heatwaves and fires to floods and storms.”

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Above-average temperatures are predicted forthis summer in many parts of Australia, based on the Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range forecasts.

This summer will also likely be wetter than normal – especially in December – with a greater chance of unusually high rainfall in parts of Australia’s east and northwest.