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martyb
on Wednesday December 18 2019, @04:20PM
from the let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow dept.
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
AFP Australia has its hottest day on record, more to come
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Hottest Day of December on Record in Australia - Most of It Over 42C
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @12:22AM (1 child)
It was my understanding that with thorium unlike uranium you could have pebble bed reactors, which by design aren't susceptible to runaway meltdowns. Is this understanding wrong?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by dry on Thursday December 19 2019, @04:08AM
Yes, you can make pebble bed reactors with most types of nuclear fuel. You're right that they don't melt down as they burn first if things go really wrong. As usual the claim is that industry would never take shortcuts so they're safe.