Australia Hit by Extreme Heatwave, Escalating Wildfire Threat

(Bloomberg) — Australia is in the grip of another heatwave with temperatures forecast to soar over the weekend, exacerbating deadly wildfires that have ravaged the nation for months.Severe heat will spread across the southeast of the country over the next few days, building to “extreme” conditions in some areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Parts of western Sydney are expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) by New Year’s Eve.The intense weather could worsen blazes that have already burnt out more than 6 million acres of forest and bush land — and area larger than New Jersey …read more

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