NSW will experience more frequent and longer heatwaves in the future as the climate warms with the worsening extremes dependent on whether carbon emissions continue to climb, according to research from the government and the University of NSW. The heatwave projections, released on Friday during what was expected to be Sydney's hottest three-day spell in November in almost eight decades, cover the period to 2030 and then out to 2070. The shift towards hotter weather is already evident, with south-eastern NSW experiencing about 18 more heatwave days a year compared with the...
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