Australia’s Heatwave Continues With Record Temperatures Forecast
Source: The Guardian NSW and Queensland brace for hottest February day on record, putting paramedics on high alert. New South Wales is expected to experience its hottest February day on record this weekend with emergency services on high alert for catastrophic fire conditions. A state-wide total fire ban has been declared for Saturday as the mercury was set to soar past 40C. “If you’re a little bit inland from the coast in Sydney or the Hunter district, you’ll experience probably mid-40s,” senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology Andrew Haigh said. “That goes for anywhere west of the ranges as well.”
‘Beyond The Extreme’: Scientists Marvel At ‘Increasingly Non-Natural’ Arctic Warmth
Source: The Washington Post The Arctic is so warm and has been this warm for so long that scientists are struggling to explain it and are in disbelief. The climate of the Arctic is known to oscillate wildly, but scientists say this warmth is so extreme that humans surely have their hands in it and may well be changing how it operates. Temperatures are far warmer than ever observed in modern records, and sea ice extent keeps setting record lows.