Sydney

AustraliaCity

Environmental overview

Australia's largest city, framed by national parks and exposed to bushfire smoke, heatwaves and a pronounced heat gap between its coastal and western suburbs.

Issues: 1
Categories: 1
Sources: 2

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Climate

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01ClimateSeverity: HighBushfire smoke and heat in SydneyThe 2019–20 Black Summer fires blanketed Sydney in smoke, and Western Sydney faces much hotter conditions than the coast.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources

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