Highest danger rating were in place for second day for parts of Western Australia then extended to South Australia
Being unprepared to face climate change, country paid a heavy price
Experts say 2016 is likely to become the hottest year on record due to continued burning of fossil fuels
El Nino is likely to have an even greater impact on global surface temperatures in 2016
Although the rain eased by late afternoon, forecasters said more thunderstorms were expected on Wednesday and Thursday
World Meteorological Organisation says this is due to combination of strong El Niño and human-induced global warming
Some regions are expected to are suffer a 60% decrease in rainfall in December, January and February