Orange City Council responds to latest climate change data

Orange residents will experience more hot days, fewer cold nights and more severe fire weather days, according to new government modelling. The third version of the NSW and Australian Regional Climate Modelling (NARCliM), which has just been released by the state government,  forecasts new climate outcomes for New South Wales.
The state-wide report includes predictions for each region across the state including Orange and the Central West, based on either a low-emissions scenario or a high emissions scenario.
Under the low-emissions scenario, by 2050 Orange will have an extra 15 hot days each year, while there’ll be 11 less cold nights. Under the high-emissions scenario, there will be an extra 24 hot days per year, 19 fewer cold nights leading to an 80% reduction in the annual number of cold nights across the Central West and Orana by 2090.
Orange City Council CEO, David Waddell believes there are challenges ahead as the region adapts to the emerging predictions.