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Climate News: Australia Football League ignores the impact of climate change as it plans new northern Australia stadium


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Climate change and it impact on life in Australia's northern parts has been ignored by the Australia Football League (AFL) as it has progressed plans to build a multi-million dollar stadium in Darwin, the capital of Northern Territory.

The climate community is well aware that wet-bulb temperatures expected in Darwin within decades could make life in that northern capital not only difficult, but for many people, fatal.

Senior players from the Brisbane Football Club (that's on the other side of the country, but still in a northern state) had urged the AFL not to schedule matches to start before midday as it is simply too hot.

Here is what Fox Sports had to say about the Darwin plans: "‘A truly national AFL’: $735m Darwin stadium plan unveiled as NT bids to land 20th club";

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