Temperatures recorded by Thursday lunchtime included 44.9C at Tarcoola in SA, 45.8C at Hopetoun airport in Victoria, 43.7C at Paraburdoo, WA and 43C at Hay, NSW
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Victoria’s Hume Highway has closed, regional trains have been cancelled and firefighters from at least two states are battling blazes in the worst heatwave to descend on Australia since 2019-20.
As Melbourne prepares for a forecast of 41C day on Friday, the acting premier, Ben Carroll, described Victoria as “one of the most bushfire-prone areas in the world”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/08/australia-heatwave-bushfires-victoria-catostrophic-conditions
Author : Petra Stock
Publish date : 2026-01-08 05:26:00
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