heatwaves

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Extreme heat and bushfires bring unique challenges for someone with dementia. Here’s how we can all play a part in helping them stay safe and cool this spring and summer.

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New research reveals who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe while swimming.

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Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor.

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A UNSW Sydney scientist explains exactly how an El Niño event manifests and why it can be difficult to predict.  

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As the planet continues to warm, extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall are becoming more frequent, intense and longer, according to global weather data.

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In nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration, a new study led by UNSW climate scientists shows.

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Heatwaves have become longer, hotter and more frequent. This trend is accelerating from climate change.

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UNSW researchers are trialling the potential of a removable rooftop weather barrier to alleviate the effect of intense heatwaves on low-income communities in urban India.

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Slick, glass skyscrapers reliant on air-conditioning for cooling could eventually become heat traps for Australian residents.

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As southeastern Australia swelters through another heatwave Martin Loosemoore and Anumitra Mirti Chand ask if our hospitals are equipped to cope.

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