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posted by martyb on Wednesday December 18 2019, @04:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow dept.

Only 6 years after the weathermen needed a new color for just one spot of extreme temperatures on the map, this is how it looks when that color needs to be used for over 30% of the Australia's area. And that for 3 days in a row, starting today, Dec 18 2019 (like, meh, just a balmy 40C in Melbourne at 18:30, she'll be apples).

[40C is 104F and 50C is 122F --ed.]

Coverage:
BBC - Australia heatwave: Nation endures hottest day on record

Guardian Australia heatwave: records forecast to be broken as temperatures surge past 40C

Severe-weather.eu An extreme heatwave is about to swipe across Australia, raising maximum temperatures up to near 50°C (122°F) in S/SE parts of the continent, breaking many all-time records!

AFP Australia has its hottest day on record, more to come


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday December 18 2019, @08:54PM (3 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday December 18 2019, @08:54PM (#933894)

    In a Libertarian paradise the market will solve the firefighting problem.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @09:09PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @09:09PM (#933905)

    Let everything burn tbh

    • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @10:41PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @10:41PM (#933956)

      Start with the libretardians, we'll look again if we need continue after that.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @12:02AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @12:02AM (#933993)

    Nah, in their mind the current system is fine. 85% of all fire fighters are actually volunteers. Basically people with money just say "fuck you!" and so society relies on some decent folk to work extra to cover the gap.

    The US is broken, has been for a long time, but being the economic powerhouse let the broken jaloppie keep sputtering along.