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Cool change to bring relief to sweltering Sydney, fan fires
A gusty southerly cool change will bring much-welcomed end to Sydney's record-breaking heat.
Peter Hannam is Environment Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers broad environmental issues ranging from climate change to renewable energy for Fairfax Media.
A gusty southerly cool change will bring much-welcomed end to Sydney's record-breaking heat.
Relief from the heat is just hours away after temperature records tumbled overnight.
A sweaty night that has even bureau staff camping out in tents will make way for another hot day.
A record warm December night is in prospect as sea breezes remain weak.
A 10-fold rise in methane emissions rings fresh alarm bells on the climate front.
Melbourne and most of the country's south-east are in for a sweaty few days as a hot air mass sweeps across southern Australia.
Sydney and most of the country's south-east are in for a sweaty few days as a hot air mass sweeps across southern Australia.
Renewable energy can add resiliency to electricity grids and there's no reason why individual states can't set their own goals higher than a national target, says a US industry veteran.
Last week's tragic death of American Sam Beattie to a lightning strike has put a spotlight on this dangerous - if spectacular - natural hazard.
Southern Australia is likely to get its biggest blast of heat since last summer.
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