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Revealed: the 100 hottest schools in Sydney with few trees and little shade
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Revealed: the 100 hottest schools in Sydney with few trees and little shade
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Some of Sydney s hottest schools have no trees and barely any shade to provide refuge for students and teachers in soaring temperatures, prompting a mass tree-planting campaign across the city to stop playgrounds from becoming unbearable in summer.
New research revealing the city s hottest 100 schools will add to concerns about the significant impact of high temperatures on learning, as well as broader fears about the urban heat island effect, particularly in Sydney s west.