25 December, 2019

‘Extreme heat' to bake nation's south-east as hot air mass shifts east

Holidaymakers heading to coastal and inland areas of Australia's south-east after Christmas face potentially "extreme heatwave" conditions that will also elevate the already heightened fire risks.
Many parts of south-eastern Australia will be seared by another round of heat to see out 2019.
Many parts of south-eastern Australia will be
seared by another round of heat to see out 2019.
The "very hot pool of air" that built up over Australia last week – smashing records for the nation's hottest ever days – has merely re-circulated, creating "two separate rounds of extreme heat", Blair Trewin, senior climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said

Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “‘Extreme heat' to bake nation's south-east as hot air mass shifts east.”

No comments:

Post a Comment