Health and bushfire warnings as temperatures expected to soar 10C to 14C higher than normalExtreme record-breaking heatwave conditions are forecast to sweep across four states over coming days, sparking health and fire warnings. A broad area stretching across much of southern Australia is set to experience the hot weather, with temperatures generally 10C to 14C higher than usual for this time of year, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Australia heatwave to break Christmas weather records with temperatures up to 47C forecast Read more“Summer is well and truly here with warm to hot conditions developing across southern Australia to finish the year of 2018,” a meteorologist, Jonathan How, told reporters on Wednesday. Western Australia declared total fire bans in 13 districts on Wednesday and potentially on Thursday when temperatures are expected to exceed 45C in parts. How warned the hot conditions could be here to stay, with the heat sticking in Canberra and Sydney right up until the new year.

Source: The Guardian December 26, 2018 04:19 UTC