50-degree days possible for Sydney, Melbourne, as warming worsens

By Peter Hannam
Updated October 5 2017 - 9:57am, first published 9:56am
Temperatures in the shade can be hot, but those in the sun, such as Bondi Beach in November 2015, weren't far off 60 degrees, according to heat cameras. Photo: Nick Moir
Temperatures in the shade can be hot, but those in the sun, such as Bondi Beach in November 2015, weren't far off 60 degrees, according to heat cameras. Photo: Nick Moir

Sydney and Melbourne can expect summer days when the mercury climbs to 50 degrees within a couple of decades if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, new research has found.

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