Extreme Heat Wave Setting Australia on Fire
Posted by feww on January 13, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
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Extreme Heat Warnings Issued in Australia
Massive bushfire destroys dozens of homes in the Perth Hills area of Western Australia, killing at least one person.
The fire follows a heatwave in Western Australia over the weekend, with temperatures topping 44ºC (111 degrees) in Perth on Saturday and 48ºC degrees (118 degrees) elsewhere in the state.
Massive bushfire leaves a trail of destruction in WA, destroying at least 44 homes. Source: DFES/WA.
Meanwhile, authorities have warned of severe health consequences as extreme heat begins moving from Western Australia into the country’s southeast.
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning temperatures will be in the 40s throughout this week.
Western Australia has just ended a scorching week, with temperatures reaching 48ºC degrees (118 degrees).
“That really extreme heat is now moving eastwards and is expected to move into South Australia and north-west Victoria over the next 24 to 48 hours,” he said.
“That really extreme heat is now moving eastwards and is expected to move into South Australia and north-west Victoria over the next 24 to 48 hours,” said BOM.
“Then it will gradually move down across the rest of south-eastern Australia, into southern New South Wales and western New South Wales as the week progresses.
“So really we’re really looking at a fairly extreme heatwave where temperatures are going to reach into the 40s for quite a number of days in a row.”
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