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New Scientist: "No relief can be expected from severe heatwave conditions for at least another week," says Danita Matusch, spokesperson for the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The country is sweltering under a record-smashing "dome of heat" causing the worst fire threat on record, and forcing Australian meteorologists to add two colours to their heat maps.
On Monday, the average maximum temperature across the country was 40.33 °C, surpassing the old record of 40.17 °C set in 1976. "Previously, the only time......
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Australia faces another week of ‘catastrophic’ heat
Posted by New Scientist: Andy Coghlan and Michael Slezak on January 8th, 2013
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