Sydney Summers Lengthen by 50 Days

0:00Sydney summers have stretched out by nearly 50 days since 1990, making them hotter and way longer according to a fresh global climate, study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers checked weather data from 10 mid-latitudes cities like Tokyo, Paris, Toronto, Reykjavik, and St. Petersburg, and Sydney topped the list. With the biggest jump in summer days, measured by heat-knot calendars, that growth rate in Sydney doubled what most other spots saw, with summers kicking in sharper and packing more total heat from human-caused warming. The lead researcher, who grew up in Minneapolis, says in matches what folks feel, shoulder seasons vanishing fast and heat sticking around harder. Meanwhile, other Australian cities, like Adelaide, Perth, and Canberra, are seeing longer summers too, with Canberra hitting summer warmth a full month. Earlier then, back in the 1960s, NSW's Climate Change Minister Penny Sharp called it the straight-up reality of climate change, and the studies out now in environmental research.

1:02Letters, with trends up to 2023 pointing the same way ahead, that's the story for today. Sydney News Today, Driven by AI