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"Australia’s southern states are scorching in extreme heat that was expected to
break temperature records in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
January and all-time records were forecast to be set, with temperatures
approaching 50C across inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
On Tuesday, preliminary readings of 48.9C at two locations will stand as a new
high for all Victoria if confirmed, and four towns saw the mercury rise over
48C. All-time local heat records were set in three towns in far-western NSW
including Broken Hill, which hit 47.8C and Flowers Gap which recorded 49.1C.
Extreme heat is the most common cause of weather-related hospitalisations in
Australia, and kills more people than all other natural hazards combined. What
does exposure to extreme heat – such as a temperature of 49C – do to the body?"
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
