Australia Temperatures to Soar in 65 Years

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A woman sunbaths at Bondi beach in Sydney Wednesday Jan. 31 2007. According to a government study temperatures in Sydney are set to rise by about 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) within the next 65 years likely leading to the deaths of some 1 ...
A woman sunbaths at Bondi beach in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. According to a government study, temperatures in Sydney are set to rise by about 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) within the next 65 years, likely leading to the deaths of some 1300 people each year. (AP Photo/Paul Miller)

(AP) -- Average temperatures in Sydney will rise by about 9 degrees during the next 65 years, with devastating consequences including 1,300 more heat-related deaths per year, according to a government study released Wednesday.


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