Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sydney Sizzles in Record Heat as Fires Threaten Victorian Towns - Bloomberg

Sydney Sizzles in Record Heat as Fires Threaten Victorian Towns - Bloomberg: "Sydney, Australia’s largest city, posted its highest temperature ever recorded today, reaching 45.8 degrees Celsius (114.4 degrees Fahrenheit), as wildfires burned in five of the nation’s states, destroying homes.

...More than 80 fires are still ablaze in the states of New South Wales, where about 50 homes were destroyed last week, and in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania, where about 100 homes were burnt earlier this month. Australia’s hot, dry climate makes bushfires a major risk in the southern hemisphere’s summer."

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