Australia is engulfed by an extreme heat wave, temperatures up to 45 degrees are expected

2024-12-16 08:32:50 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Australia is engulfed by an extreme heat wave, temperatures up to 45 degrees are

Australia has been gripped by an extreme heat wave, with temperatures in some places expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

According to forecasts, parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory could experience temperatures of up to 45 or 46 degrees on Monday, local broadcaster SBS News reported.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has warned of a "high likelihood" of bushfire warnings and severe heatwaves across the country in the coming days as heatwaves swept across a wide swath of north to south-east Australia. .

For many parts of Australia, the heat wave is expected to continue into next week, with parts of the Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory regions expected to experience extreme temperatures by the end of next week.

According to the WHO, heat stress kills more people than any other natural hazard.

About 47,000 deaths were attributed to high temperatures in Europe in 2023 and, according to the European Union's Climate Change Service Copernicus, heat-related mortality has increased by about 30 percent in the past two decades. /AA

 

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