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It's no secret that Australia, like the rest of the world, is heating up.
So
much so that, by 2050, seven regions across the country are on track to
spend 90 days or more with temperatures over 35 degrees per year,
according to research from the Climate Council.
It released the
data ahead of the upcoming federal election, highlighting the
electorates most likely to experience a spike in extremely hot days if
current levels of action on climate change are maintained.
"Progress
is being made to cut climate pollution, but we need to pick up the
pace," Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie said.
"As
Australians go to the polls, we must understand that the next
government's climate policies will determine the type of future our kids
experience."
Federal electorates facing the biggest increases in sweltering days
Grey, South Australia
27 more days over 35 degrees
The South Australian seat of Grey will experience 27 more days a
year over 35 degrees by 2090, making a total of 96 days a year.
This will include 19 days more over 40 degrees a year, up to
39.
By 2050, Grey will already see 87 days annually over 35, an
increase of 19 from now.
Grey includes the majority of SA outside of Adelaide,
including Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta (pictured), and
Port Pirie, and its south border touches the Barossa Valley.
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O'Connor, Western
Australia
28 more days over 35 degrees
O'Connor in Western Australia is set to experience 98
sweltering days over 35 by 2090 – an increase of 28 from
current levels – as well as 39 days over 40.
By 2050, it will have 90 days a year over 35 degrees, an
additional 20 days from now.
O'Connor spans a broad area across the state's south,
including Albany, Kalgoorlie, and Esperance.
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Parkes, NSW
32 more days over 35 degrees
The NSW electorate of Parkes - physically the largest in the
state - will sweat through an additional 32 days over 35 by
2090, for a total of 87 annually.
It covers Broken Hill, Dubbo, Forbes and Parkes, and is one
of the state's poorer electorates.
The area will also see 21 days a year over 40 degrees by
2050, and 27 by 2090.
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Flynn, Queensland
38 more days above 35 degrees
Flynn in south-east Queensland, a predominantly rural area, will
have 69 days a year above 35 degrees by 2090, an increase of 38.
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Capricornia, Queensland
40 more days above 35 degrees
Capricornia, which borders Flynn, will have 40 more days
above 35 degrees by 2090, adding up to 77 days a year.
Home to the picturesque beach town Yeppoon, it also contains
vast amounts of native forest.
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Maranoa, Queensland
43 more days above 35 degrees
Maranoa is Queensland's largest electorate, spanning towns
including Roma, Surat and Mitchell.
Its temperatures are forecast to reach over 35 degrees for
134 days a year in 2090, an increase of 43 from today's
figures.
In 2050, the electorate will have 120 days when the mercury
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Durack, Western Australia
48 more days above 35 degrees
Covering all of northern Western Australia, Durack is the
largest electorate in the whole of the country, reaching from
the coast to central Australia.
Its landscapes vary, from tropical coastal towns like Broome
to desert.
Durack will have 172 days a year above 35 degrees by 2050 and
186 days by 2090, increases of 34 and 48 respectively.
That means the electorate will experience temperatures of
above 35 degrees for around half the year in 25 years' time.
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Leichhardt, Queensland
54 more days above 35 degrees
Home to tropical
paradises like Cairns and Port Douglas, Leichhardt in
Far-North Queensland is getting hotter.
It will have 98 days above 35 degrees by 2090, an increase of
54.
By 2050, places like Cairns will already be feeling the heat,
with 78 days a year above 35 degrees.
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Kennedy, Queensland
57 more days above 35 degrees
The seat of Kennedy in north Queensland is home to small towns
like Ingham and Innisfail, and tropical banana and mango crops.
The electorate is set to sweat through 167 days above 35 degrees
by 2090 and 146 days above 35 degrees by 2050 – increases of 57
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Lingiari, Northern Territory
57 more days above 35 degrees
Coming in equal with Kennedy is Lingiari –Australia's poorest
electorate, with the largest town being Alice Springs.
Home to a large Indigenous population, Lingiari encompasses
all of the Northern Territory outside Darwin and its
surrounds.
The Climate Council says it is on track for 57 extra days
with the mercury hitting 35, for a yearly total of 188.
The area will also see 58 days a year above 40, an increase
of 33.
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Solomon, NT
132 more days above 35 degrees
The electorate of Solomon, which covers Darwin and its
surrounds, tops out the list.
According to the Climate Council data, it will spend 173 days
above 35 degrees by 2090, an increase of 132 from today's
levels.
By 2050, the figure will be 129 days per year.
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