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Displaying 15 of about 15 results… The Climate Council’s ‘2017: Record-breaking Year for Heat and Extreme Weather’ report coincides with this … new height’s in just 12 months, with more than 260 heat and low rainfall records smashed throughout one season … broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall records broken throughout winter. The …
… a significant dent in the ongoing drought. Expect extreme heat Large parts of Western Australia, most of Queensland and … has already seen some extraordinary record-breaking heat in recent days, with summer yet to truly begin. With the … El Niño is associated with both longer and more intense heat waves. The exact reason why the states are affected …
… broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The increasing global heat, driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, … broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The …
By Owen Price
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the earliest total fire bans in its history this week. The entire state was declared to be in drought on the same day.
The combination of winter drought and hot, dry weather has made dangerous fires increasingly likely.
Already this week two fires on the south coast hav…
By Katharine Murphy
Extreme weather over summer could reduce the output of coal, gas and hydro power generators and cause problems with the reliability of electricity supply, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.
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“Extreme temperatures and extended heatwaves elevate the risk of extreme peak demands on the network, and can…
… period – 56-48 million years ago. As seen from the ongoing heat wave, the knock-on effects of such extreme warmth include … suggest that temperatures similar to those of the current heat wave that is influencing western Europe and other …
… severe heatwaves. In my research, I looked at the “Excess Heat Factor”, a measure used by the Bureau of Meteorology as … how much residents are likely to struggle to cope with the heat. The graphs below show the frequency of excessively hot … the 30-day average. A grey dashed line shows the extreme heat threshold that my study found was associated with higher …
… town” zoning planning and code-based roads that ignore heat, landscape and the public. July 2018 in Darwin was 2℃ hotter than any previous July and the record heat has continued in recent months. Surveys show that people are leaving Darwin because of the heat. What has gone wrong? In the city centre, every second …
… vulnerable people do not have plans to cope with extreme heat. Working with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards … ability to use air-conditioning. For most people, extreme heat left them feeling hot and uncomfortable or unable to … to future extreme temperatures. However, for some extreme heat is already impacting their living preferences, with …
… was dry and the warmest on record and September also set heat records. Experts predicted the risk of a bad summer … on our ecosystems. Many of our species are well adapted to heat, so the effects of slowly rising temperatures may go … and we can count the corpses under the trees. What heat stress does to other species is far less known. There is …
… More frequent extreme heat events and marine heatwaves, an increase in extreme fire … 1910, leading to an increase in the frequency of extreme heat events. Surface temperatures in the oceans around … across large parts of Australia. … More frequent extreme heat events and marine heatwaves, an increase in extreme fire …
… this variability, whether that means living in scorching heat, bitter cold or a climate that cycles between the two. … this variability, whether that means living in scorching heat, bitter cold or a climate that cycles between the two. …
… Today’s children don’t want to walk to school in the heat, and when they arrive their classrooms are not … I was also told that the combination of mining, heat and erosion, as well as possible coral bleaching, is … Today’s children don’t want to walk to school in the heat, and when they arrive their classrooms are not …
… However, when combined with the current record-breaking heat in Queensland, the extra wind is creating exceptionally … However, when combined with the current record-breaking heat in Queensland, the extra wind is creating exceptionally …
… School of Public Health, University of Sydney Extreme heat affects the mental health of Australians to the same … School of Public Health, University of Sydney Extreme heat affects the mental health of Australians to the same …