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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: 2) by barbara hudson on Thursday December 19 2019, @01:52AM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Thursday December 19 2019, @01:52AM (#934057) Journal

    They only do until they hit the wall. Exhaustion makes them worse than useless. They make mistakes, slow down others, and ultimately have to be cared for by others.

    Given that many Australians were criminals "transported" to Australia against their will, maybe they can demand the right to return to the UK. It's only 25 million people.

    We can call the program of resettlement "Back From The Outback!"

    But all joking aside, this is the shape of things to come for about 2 billion to 4 billion people.

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