Australia has just registered its hottest day on record — and the heat is only set to worsen over the next few days across the nation.
Dr. Blair Trewin, a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said temperatures would reach extreme numbers on Wednesday and Thursday and were expected to reach at least a degree higher than the 2013 record. It is a pity that our knowledge of History and Science is at such a low level in the community that we are being led to believe that we have a climate emergency and that CO2 is the villain! Starting in Perth, today has seen 35C highs with an expected dip to the mid-twenties over the next couple of days, then it’s back up into the mid-thirties on Saturday.
Down to 26C on Friday and then zooming back up to 37C on Saturday. The earliest temperature records we have show that Australia was a land of shocking heatwaves and droughts, except for when it was bitterly cold or raging in flood. Follow Business Insider Australia on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Birth records from August 24, 1870, marriages records from 1871, and death records from 1872 can be ordered from the Office of the Registrar. This searing heat is pretty much a fact of life in Central Australia right now. Surf conditions over the next few days are expected to be moderate with waves around 3 to 4 feet.
Not 2019, BUT 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C. For all that we hear about recent record-breaking climate extremes, records that are equally extreme, and sometimes even more so, are ignored.
Surf Life Saving NSW has issued a warning ahead of extreme heat conditions over the next few days. Emergency services were called when a man was spotted waving and yelling for help just after 6pm last night. Unable to sleep, people in Brewarrina walked the streets at night for hours, thermometers recorded 109F at midnight
“With a heatwave on the way, heat exhaustion is a very real risk and we would urge everyone to ensure that they are drinking plenty of water, reapplying sunscreen regularly, and stay out of the sun during the hottest parts of the day.”.
Records were set in every State. It’s all because of a ‘perfect storm’ of factors. The tragic death of a man in the water off Terrigal beach last night has renewed the calls for people to exercise caution while trying to cool off and beat the heat. In January the Holmes family from Tasmania took refuge under a jetty as wild fires raged around them.
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“We’re expecting large areas of inland South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales to experience temperatures in the mid- to high 40s,” Sarah Scully, a meteorologist at Australian Bureau of Meteorology, said in a statement.
The Bureau of Meteorology recorded the average maximum across the nation as 40.9 degrees, beating the previous record of 40.3 degrees from January 7, 2013. What he's uncovered is fascinating! You can't blame those high records on man-made global warming! As reported at the time, the government felt the situation was so serious that to save lives and ease the suffering of its citizens they added cheaper train services.
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It could be the city’s hottest day ever. Sydney looks like a smoke-drenched apocalyptic nightmare. The media are in overdrive, making out that "the extreme heat is the new normal" in Australia.
“Leading into Christmas and the New Year, we have a very simple message. Not 2019, BUT 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C. Brisbane is expected to hover around 30-33C for the rest of the week with a maximum of 35C on Sunday.
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The record-breaking heat comes in the context of a difficult year in Australia that saw devastating bushfires ravage the country and the longest, farthest-reaching period of poor air quality on record. Here's what it was like. The city saw a peak of 40C today, and will reach 41C on Friday.
Some other extreme weather conditions around the world this year include: The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia issued a health warning to people in the southeastern part of the country this week, with the heat-wave conditions and smoke from the fires expected to have a “large impact on people’s health.”, Preliminary results suggest that the 17th December was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 ºC, with the average maximum across the country as a whole, exceeding the previous record of 40.3 ºC on the 7th January 2013. https://t.co/TKwWBuFPgJ pic.twitter.com/xOFpokoXos, — Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) December 18, 2019.
It's as if history is being erased! As ever, even hotter in the city’s west. Links to documentary evidence (1
What I found most interesting about this was the skill, dedication and length of meteorological data taken in the 1800s. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out.
With soaring temperatures and school holidays expected to result in a big spike in beach visitations, surf lifesavers are urging people to play it safe on our beaches and waterways. Australia on Tuesday recorded its hottest day on record, with an average temperature across the country of 40.9 degrees Celsius, or 105.6 degrees Fahrenheit – passing the 2013 record of 40.3 C. Meteorologists predicted temperatures would increase further in the coming days and issued, The record-breaking heat comes in the context of a difficult year in Australia that saw devastating bushfires ravage the country and the longest, farthest-reaching period of poor air quality, 2019 has been marked by a series of extreme weather events, including a record-breaking, A hurricane season in the North Atlantic that saw 18 named storms, including six hurricanes and three major hurricanes – figures said to be.
The maximum at or above 102 degrees F (38.9°C) for 24 days straight!Use the several links below to read the news reports at the time for yourself ..1. Europe battling a record-breaking heat wave in June and July, the strongest hurricane in recorded history, Record-high temperatures of 45.9 C, or 114.6 F, in France in July, said temperatures would reach extreme numbers, 13 photos show Sydney under a blanket of smoke as bushfires continue to ravage the region, Video shows a heroic Australian woman brave raging flames to save a badly wounded, crying koala from a bushfire.