In Sydney Australia, bush fires have been spreading across
some of the most populated areas of Australia. Widespread drought and high
winds made it difficult for firefighters on Wednesday when meteorologists
tracked the country’s hottest spring and summer on record.
Back in September 2012 is when the four months of record
breaking temperature first started. Fiore conditions have been spreading along
the eastern and southeastern coasts of the country. In 1911, the highest
average temperature across the country was 104 degrees Fahrenheit. David Jones,
manager of climate monitoring prediction at the Bureau of Meteorology said, “From this national perspective, one might
say this is the largest heat event in the country’s recorded history.” Firefighters
struggled to contain fires in New South Wales. The fires scorched around 500 miles
of forest and farmland since Tuesday.
Fires in Tasmania have destroyed
more than 300 square miles since Friday. There have been no reported deaths confirmed
with a connection with the fires, but about 100 people have been unaccounted
for in Tasmania last week. The fires are
so large that they are clearly visible in photographs taken from space.
I was actually kind of surprised
when I read this article. It was just one of those news stories that I wasn’t aware
of. I wasn’t surprised because I didn’t think it was possible, just surprised because
I never hear news from Australia and assumed that everything going on there was
all good.
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