Here in the U.S. our summers have been getting warmer, too (fortunately not YET to this extreme). Forest fires are blazing all over southeastern Australia as they have dried out in the scorching sun. Smoke fills towns and cities - where even residents of Sydney have been wearing filter masks because of the intense smoke.
Global warming IS a REALITY (despite what the uneducated buffoon that runs the U.S. says). We are ALL responsible for speeding up the climate and exacerbating the warming of the Earth from manmade emissions. This is the norm. Here's the story about AUSTRALIAN HEAT RECORDS>>>
Based on preliminary analysis, yesterday, Australia recorded its hottest day on record. The nationally-averaged maximum daytime temp was 41.9 °C exceeding the record set on Tuesday, 40.9 ºC. You can view the top ten highest daily maximum temps here: http://ow.ly/Jg3f50xDRyv
A remarkable heat values have been reported from parts of South Australia today – many locations climbed above +46 °C mark, some of them even above +48 and +49 °C while Nullabor station reported an incredible 50.0 °C!
Extreme heatwave in Australia – 50 °C mark reached today, Dec 19th
By Marko Korosec | Global weather | 19 December 2019
Here are today’s maximum temperatures – the top 20 METAR / SYNOP stations based on the ogimet.com website reports:
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Based on preliminary analysis, yesterday, Australia recorded its hottest day on record. The nationally-averaged maximum daytime temp was 41.9 °C exceeding the record set on Tuesday, 40.9 ºC.
The extreme heat is now spreading into SE parts of Australia (NSW / VIC) and is expected to peak today – December 20th. Many areas should experience 16-20 °C higher daytime temperatures than normal. That means 45-50 °C peak afternoon temperatures are likely.
