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"Australia’s southern states are expected to bake this week as the most
significant heatwave since the 2019-20 black summer pushes temperatures well
into the 40s.
Heatwave warnings cover large parts of Western Australia, New South Wales,
Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital
Territory as a band of severe to extreme heat makes its way slowly across the
country, from west to east.
Wednesday would mark the start of a three-day period of extreme conditions for
south-eastern Australia, said Dean Narramore, a senior meteorologist at the
Bureau of Meteorology.
“We’re likely to see temperatures 8 to 16C above average through parts of South
Australia, Victoria and New South Wales,” he said, which translated to
temperatures in the mid-to-high 40s through inland areas and low 40s nearer the
coast.
“It’s looking like the most significant heatwave for south-eastern Australia
since the summer of 2019-20,” he said."
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
