We're in the middle of what weather forecasters predict could be one of the hottest January's on-record.
The scorching temperatures are driven by warm air coming from Australia and Aussie itself is going through it's own fair share of extreme heat this summer.
Jesse talks to Australian geoscientist Lucinda Coates about heatwave deaths and how we need to take heatwaves as seriously as other natural hazards.
Photo: flickr - bark
