Post by Charles Darwin University

Place-specific strategies for adapting to increasing temperatures are crucial to keeping remote towns and communities across Northern Australia habitable, according to a recent study on the future impacts of climate change-intensified heat on people in the geographic edges of Australia. The study by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Northern Institute focused on the impact of heat exposure, which is the leading factor for deaths across Northern Australia. The modelling showed remote towns in northern Australia are projected to experience an average of 166 days over 35°C by the end of the 21st century, up from 130 days in the 2020s. Read more: https://bit.ly/4y5WatF