Sydney, Melbourne urged to prepare for 50C days by end of century

NSW RFS firefighters fight a fire during a backburn operation

Source: AAP

Sydney and Melbourne have been warned to prepare for scorcher days reaching 50 degrees Celsius by the end of the century — even if global warming is contained to the Paris Agreement target of a 2C increase.

 

 


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