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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: 2) by coolgopher on Thursday December 19 2019, @07:23AM (4 children)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Thursday December 19 2019, @07:23AM (#934121)

    Bah, how are you meant to feel alive if you're not having to spend half an hour in the morning freeing your vehicle from the clutches of the snow and ice that has built up overnight (sometimes with the assistance of a helpful snowplow traveling past and putting a wall behind your vehicle)? I fear I'm getting soft down here...

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday December 19 2019, @08:11AM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 19 2019, @08:11AM (#934128) Journal

    Bah, how are you meant to feel alive if you're not having to spend half an hour in the morning freeing your vehicle from the clutches of the snow and ice that has built up overnight

    European, remember? It means public transport is placed conveniently enough for me to never need a personal car.
    (maybe my subconscious told me I'm not alive enough and I should emigrate?)

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    • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Friday December 20 2019, @02:39AM (2 children)

      by coolgopher (1157) on Friday December 20 2019, @02:39AM (#934487)

      These city folk... no appreciation for life ;)

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 20 2019, @02:46AM (1 child)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 20 2019, @02:46AM (#934490) Journal

        Heh, when I visited my parents the first time after emmigating, I made the mistake to rent a car.
        The most frustrating experience ever, even outside the city: you can drive over 50-60kph for distances of 2-3 km; that is, until you hit the next village and need to cut back the speed.

        Good to live in a country where there are so many place that can qualify for the middle of nowhere.

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        • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Friday December 20 2019, @03:13AM

          by coolgopher (1157) on Friday December 20 2019, @03:13AM (#934506)

          Heh, yeah the sense of scale when you're living down here is rather different from what you get in Europe.