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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Built environments absorb and retain more heat compared to natural areas, making average temperatures in large cities up to 3°C warmer than rural area...
Built environment
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Climate change is projected to make heatwaves in NSW more common, more intense, and last longer. Heatwaves kill more Australians than any other natura...
Heat
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Find out how climate change may impact NSW industries and economy, and what is being done to help reduce the economic risks of climate change.
Economy
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
How is climate change affecting the ACT region? Explore key aspects that are vulnerable to climate impacts, along with challenges and opportunities to...
ACT
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise. Modelling shows that over 8000 NSW addresses could be affected by coastal erosion by 2100.
Sea level rise
Beach erosion close to habitations in stormy weather.
Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Climate change impacts the health of NSW's soils by causing changes to soil erosion, organic carbon, nutrients and alkalinity (pH).
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Learn how the global climate system is affected by climate change, including natural and human-made factors.
Global
Climate change causes
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Published on: 10 Oct 2023
The NSW Climate Change Adaptation Strategy provides a framework that will strengthen and expand action to adapt to climate change now and over the lon...
NSW/ Statewide
Aerials overlooking Murrumbidgee River and rural Gundagai
Published on: 10 Oct 2023
Climate change is increasing the risk of bushfires in NSW, based on increases in fuel load, fuel dryness, fire weather and lightning strikes.
Bushfires
Small fire burning in a national park that shows smoke, fire and trees.