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"Sydney has had a taste of the hot, dry summer ahead with near-record September
temperatures, extreme bushfire conditions and blazes burning out of control on
the city’s fringe.
Hot, dry west-northwesterly winds battered Sydney throughout Wednesday,
reaching gusts of up to 67kmh at Fort Denison, as temperatures soared to 33.9
degrees at Observatory Hill, just short of the September record of 34.6 degrees
set in 1965.
The highest recorded temperature in the city was 35.7 degrees at the airport
just before 3pm.
The Rural Fire Service said as of 8pm there were 68 blazes across NSW, with
just under 30 uncontained.
In Sydney, an out-of-control grass fire burning near homes at Wedderburn, south
of Campbelltown, triggered a “watch and act” alert just before 5pm.
At Wallacia, on the western outskirts of the city, firefighters and a
helicopter spent much of the day bringing a fire under control after it burned
through 12 hectares and came within 50 metres of houses."
Via
Guardian Australia
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
