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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
Hmm, it's relatively cool in Wollongong; yesterday maxed in the upper 20's. During heatwaves we are normally 5-10* cooler than western Sydney and get the change sooner. ..... just sayin'
Seriously though, I wonder how much of western Sydney's heat problem is climate driven and how much is the urban heat island getting worse as new suburbs mushroom up.
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I've been looking daily at the summer temperatures in Western Sydney and surroundings. While there's no doubt the city acts as a heat sink most of the heat comes from the west in waves. There are parts of Sydney between Liverpool and the city spreading south to Camden and north to Richmond that stay warmer overnight than let's say down to Bowral or Moss vale where it's already cooler. Wollongong is coastal and shielded to the west. Every coastal narrow strip of let's say 3 to 5km benefits from the open air and breeze from the sea. Also the cool changes often come from the south. The coast is facing SE so you guys get cool faster keep cool longer too. I remember being around Austimere one very hot day last year. It was 29c on the beach. We drove up to Bulli, top of the cliff temp was already 35c. Went along the princess hwy up towards Sydney as soon as we hit heathcote road to the left in the ~10km to go to Liverpool way we were at 45c already by Bankstown level then ended back home it was 47c at 17:00.
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Originally Posted by Wavytone
It's such a pity its not possible for someone to bulldoze a bloody big trench to drain the far north into the Murray Darling catchment.
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When you see all that water up there it does make you think hey?
It would be a long term infrastructure project. Coupled with water storage but no gvt would have the ball to bite the bullet. Something needs to be done about our water management. Maybe more recycling. I feel sorry for the poor buggers around Townsville though. Been in flooding with head high water in a house. Once it receeds the mud and sh|t hangs around for years. Some neighbourghs even said I'd rather have it burned and gone rather than flooded. At least you can clean up and rebuild.