Heatwave
State’s climate future revealed: Success is hot and failure is hotter
NSW climate modelling used by government and councils includes a low-emissions scenario for the first time alongside the more pessimistic forecast.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Latest
Seven ways to keep cool in sweltering southern Europe
If you travel through southern Europe during the hottest part of the year, you’ll need a little respite from the sun. Here are seven of the best ways to keep cool.
- by Maria Pasquale
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Extreme weather
World’s hottest day recorded, but land temperatures will be even higher
The last 12 months have set new temperature records, with the 12-month global average 1.64 degrees above the pre-Industrial average.
- by Gloria Dickie and Bianca Hall
Desperate for water, some Delhi residents are prepared to kill
The streets feel like an oven. Driving a water truck is dangerous work when water is rationed: people will do anything to quench their family’s thirst.
- by Sameer Yasir
Letters
Letters
Empty rooms pile up as garden state abandoned
Readers react to the trend for houses in new suburbs to cover more of the block and to leave less space for trees
Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out
A hot summer, a rental crisis and a cost-of-living crisis left some homes ranging from uncomfortable to nearly unlivable.
- by Jim Malo and Kate Burke
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?
The cancellation of Victoria’s Pitch festival amid extreme heat and the death of a patron has restarted urgent conversations about Australia’s beloved festivals.
- by Nell Geraets
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Climate crisis
Pitch festival cancelled, reveller dies as state’s heatwave drags on
Relief from the heat is not expected to arrive until Tuesday as outdoor events across Victoria are cancelled and the state remains on high alert for bushfires.
- by Sherryn Groch and Roy Ward
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Bushfires
Festival chaos across Victoria amid extreme heat and bushfire warning
The Moomba parade has been cancelled due to forecast severe heat, as drama engulfs a camping arts festival in regional Victoria that is proceeding despite an extreme fire warning.
- by Rachael Dexter and Max Walden
Heatwave warnings issued as state prepares for soaring temperatures
Victoria is set to sizzle through a heatwave this long weekend, with temperatures expected to reach into the 40s in some parts of the state.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Weather
Sydney in a scorcher on the final day of summer
We may be saying goodbye to summer on Thursday, but the season is going out with a bang as a heatwave brings sweltering temperatures to Sydney.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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