Australia records hottest day as bushfires rage across country

Australia's Sourn town is about to burn in temperatures as high as 50-degree Celsius as bushfires r across country. On December 17, Australia recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday at a high of 40.9C (105.6F). A website mentioned that many areas are expected to experience severe to extreme heatwaves this week. last hottest day recorded in country was back in 2013 when aver maximum temperature across continent was 40.30 ºC, website ded.

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Temperatures in South Australia will begin to rise and "will continue to build in coming days, pushing east into Victoria and New South Wales over course of week" wrote Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) in a release on Tuesday. 

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Oodnatta to be one of hottest places

Bureau meteorologist Sarah Scully told media that severe to extreme heatwave conditions will be felt in many areas. It is important for people to follow heath visory, stay up to date with latest forecasts and warnings from Bureau and remember to check in on any vulnerable family and friends, he ded. Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicts that Oodnatta, a South Australian town, is expected to record peak temperatures of 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit). With this, town will become one of hottest places on Earth, BOM site mentioned. Such scorching temperatures are predicted to continue in Oodanata for at least next week. country reached 50-degree Celcius only in 1960, which is still national record.

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Bushfires engulf Australia

Australia is battling hot wear which is fuelling fires that have destroyed many homes and taken a toll on wildlife. New South Wales Fore Authorities have mentioned that re were a total of 100 fires that have been able to be contained by w. y keep on burning due to higher temperatures. Six people were burnt to death and about 680 homes destroyed and nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) of bushland burnt as a result of raging bushfires.

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