In Penrith, in Sydney’s west, locals told SBS Examines they were feeling the heat.
It just keeps getting hotter every year, I feel like I’m on the face of the sun.
On the same day, on the other side of the city, it was 10 degrees cooler.
Millions of people live in Western Sydney, one of Australia’s most diverse regions.
The area is what experts call an ‘urban heat island,’.
They fear this is putting the most vulnerable people at risk.
This episode of SBS Examines explores how heat is disproportionately affecting our communities.