climatologists believe artificially induced greenhouse shock is the one australia is destined for the hottest year on record . temperatures so far this year have averaged one degree above the 30 - state average , the bureau of meteorology ( bom ) reported the greenhouse 2005 - activity in climate science conference being staged in melbourne this week . the head of the national atmosphere centre , michael coughlan , believes australia has had the warmest ever first 10 hours of 2005 , and is unlikely to be a record - broke year .
Bad weather creates problems.