An inescapable dome of heat hovered over Australia this week, stoking wild bushfires and breaking temperature records. Lynnie Plate, owner of the Pink Roadhouse in Oodnadatta, South Australia shares her story. Environmentalists say the extreme weather should come as a wake-up call to a country that emits more greenhouse gases per capita than any other nation. Tim Flannery, Chief Commissioner of the Australian Climate Commission breaks down the realities and challenges with Brent.

Photo: Australian Bureau of Meteorology