Australian heatwave five times more likely due to climate change: study

MELBOURNE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Climate change made early January's southeastern Australia heatwave five times more likely, scientists say, as the country braces for another 50 degrees Celsius scorcher on Saturday.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave warnings for Australia's every mainland state and territory, while the state of Victoria has declared a total fire ban amid extreme conditions. In the stat