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Home / Research / HeatWatch: Extreme heat in Western Sydney

HeatWatch: Extreme heat in Western Sydney

Hannah Melville-Rea

Anne Kantor Fellow

Rhiannon Verschuer

Anne Kantor Fellow

Authors

Hannah Melville-Rea

Anne Kantor Fellow

Rhiannon Verschuer

Anne Kantor Fellow

Media release

HeatWatch: Penrith Could Face Nearly Two Months of Extreme Heat Per Year

Selected media impact

Sweltering mother from Sydney’s west puts son, 3, to sleep in car for the aircon

February 17, 2022 in The Sydney Morning Herald

Western Sydney could swelter through five-fold increase in extreme heat days: report

February 17, 2022 in news.com.au

Western Sydney will swelter through 46 days per year over 35°C by 2090, unless emissions drop significantly

February 17, 2022 in The Conversation

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