Australia Experiences Nativity Scene as Heatwave Hits Amidst Bushfire Prevention Efforts
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said a heat wave hit a wide area of Australia on the 21st, adding to the risk of an already high-risk wildfire season under the Santa Claus phenomenon.
For the second consecutive day, the Australian Meteorological Office (AMO) has issued an 'extreme' heatwave warning for parts of Western Australia, extending to South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. （A "severe" heatwave warning is issued for South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia was 50.7 degrees Celsius, which occurred on January 13, 2022 at Onslow Airport in Piperlake.
The Australian Meteorological Office has warned that temperatures in the remote Pilbara and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia will reach over 40 degrees Celsius on the 21st. Pilbara mining town Paraburdoo, about 1500 kilometers north of Western Australia's capital Perth, will have a maximum temperature of 48 degrees Celsius, which is more than 7 degrees higher than the average maximum temperature in January. The temperature at 6:30 a.m. was 31.1 degrees Celsius. On the east coast, the capital of New South Wales, Sydney (Sydney) on the 21st part of the maximum temperature will reach 40 degrees Celsius, almost 10 degrees higher than the average maximum temperature in January.
Australia's last two wildfire seasons have been relatively mild compared to the 'Black Summer' of 2019-2020. Forest fires devastated an area the size of Turkey, killing 33 people, 3 billion animals and several trillion invertebrates. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says hot, dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires in some areas, and that Australia is in the midst of a Santa Claus weather pattern, which typically brings wildfires, tornadoes and droughts, among other extremes.
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