Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

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A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions

Summer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with potentially record early September temperatures predicted for Brisbane and Sydney, while snow was expected in southern New South Wales.

Maximum temperatures in Sydney during the first days of September were on track to match the city’s midsummer average of 26.4C, warmer than any other start to spring since the city’s Observatory Hill station opened in 1858.

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‘Every girl now wants to be a boxer’: excitement in Katie Taylor’s home town for her valedictory bout

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Irish boxer lauded for her tenacity and inspiration before her last fight in front of 80,000 people at Croke Park

When Katie Taylor steps into the ring on Saturday night to defend her titles and once again enthral Ireland, there will be a bittersweet tinge. After a singular career that pioneered women’s boxing, the super-lightweight champion and Olympic gold medallist is bowing out. She is 40 and it is to be her final bout.

“The end of an era, isn’t it?” said Trevor McMahon, her brother-in-law and founder of a gym where she trains. “It’ll be an amazing night but it’ll also be a little bit sad. Everything she did, it might not ever be achieved again.”

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At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks – BBC

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  1. At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks  BBC
  2. Blasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens  Al Jazeera
  3. Explosion at Bolivia military base kills at least 10, dozens injured  Reuters
  4. Bolivia: Deadly explosion rocks military base in Viacha  dw.com
  5. Breaking News Live Updates, September 5: At least 10 killed in explosion at Bolivia military base  The Times of India
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Human urine responsible for tons of Mount Everest ice melt: Study – NewsNation

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  1. Human urine responsible for tons of Mount Everest ice melt: Study  NewsNation
  2. Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.  The New York Times
  3. Human Urine and Fuel Are Melting the Glacier Beneath Everest Base Camp  ZME Science
  4. Mount Everest glaciers are under threat and melting — thanks to climbers relieving themselves  New York Post
  5. The growing costs of scaling Everest  The Economist
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Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says – The Guardian

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  1. Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says  The Guardian
  2. How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts  Reuters
  3. ‘Don’t panic’: How two men were rescued from a flood-stricken Nepali power plant  CNN
  4. Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel as two pulled out alive and one found dead  BBC
  5. 2 people rescued alive from tunnel after deadly Nepal-Tibet flash flood  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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