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Hottest Day of December on Record in Australia - Most of It Over 42C

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

c0lo writes:

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, Informative) by barbara hudson on Wednesday December 18 2019, @11:54PM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Wednesday December 18 2019, @11:54PM (#933988) Journal
    Right now it's mostly volunteer firefighters, and they're already stretched to the limit, and summer hasn't even started.

    People can't work 12-hour days for free for 5-6 months a year. Large parts of Australia are going to have to be abandoned not just because of fire but lack of water. Wells are either dry or contaminated with salt. Many homes are just cinderblock with swamp coolers, and they don't work well when it's 45 and up (some streets measured 61-68 in the sun - 141 to 158 F).

    When nighttime doesn't provide relief, it's not really doable. Aboriginals are worried about having to leave permanently.

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