The
officials are describing the weather conditions as ‘catastrophic’
This
One Photo Proves Australia Is Actually The Portal To Hell
Brace
yourselves, summer is here with a vengeance.
A heat wave is coming "welcome to hell on earth in Australia" https://goo.gl/OIwwPL
#Toowoomba #DarlingDowns @the_chronicle_
Australia
is entering a MONSTER of a heatwave that has made the country look
like an actual portal to hell:
meanwhile
in australia
- a beeb (@espurrkawa)
Yes
that is ABOVE 45 DEGREES CELSIUS WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??!??!?!
@inseaslikethat
this is fine :)
- a beeb (@espurrkawa)
Here’s
the hellmouth from another angle, in case you were wondering.
'Going
to be a big day': Heatwave to strain hospitals, power supplies in NSW
10 February, 2017
NSW is bracing for a
record heatwave that is set to strain hospitals, bring "catastrophic"
fire threats to some areas and could cause blackouts, as electricity
demand soars to record levels.
Sydney hospitals face an
influx of heat-affected presentations in emergency departments as the
city heads into a three-day period with temperatures above 40
degrees.
Central Sydney can expect
a top of 38 degrees on Friday with western suburbs likely to roast in
44 degrees.
NSW Police has activated
its Heatwave Action Plan, and health authorities are warning people
to take precautions to protect themselves.
The number of
heat-related emergencies had already risen at hospitals across the
state during recent heatwaves, NSW Health said.
Young men in particular
were seeking medical help more often than normal, the department
said.
More than 1100 people
presented to Westmead Hospital's emergency department with possible
heat-related conditions in December and January as the city baked in
what's likely to be its hottest summer.
Emergency staff saw a
spike in potentially heat-related conditions including fainting and
syncope (a loss of consciousness due to a fall in blood
pressure) during heatwave periods....
Have
a look at these ridiculous temps the next two days across NSW, inland
Victoria, eastern SA and into southern QLD.
46c
possibly 47c expected in large parts of southern NSW tomorrow and
north western Victoria, the extreme heat pushes further north on
Saturday into northern NSW.
Canberra
and Sydney will also see extreme heat with temps expected in the 40's
in Canberra which is rare! and 45-46c temps in the western suburbs of
Sydney next few days.
A
strong cold front will push through south eastern Australia Saturday
night and Sunday flushing most of this heat out of eastern Australia
by early-mid next week.
Some
thunderstorm activity are possible across eastern NSW Sunday and into
south east Queensland Monday as this major change moves through
dropping temps 10-20c in some parts. Sydney may see storms on Sunday
and Brisbane Monday.
Actual temperatures in some places have reached 49 degrees Celsius
Actual temperatures in some places have reached 49 degrees Celsius
Murrray
River Queen
At
49 degrees today we're feeling hot hot hot!!!! Looking out for the
wellness of our kitchen staff, we've decided to close for dinner
service, as the temps in the kitchen are even higher!! Sorry for the
inconvenience.
Not all places in Australia are being hit by heatwave
****
PERTH GETTING SMASHED BY HEAVY RAINFALL!! BREAKING ALL KIND OF
RECORDS!! AS MOST AREAS IN AND AROUND PERTH GET A BIG SOAKING ****
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100MM+ RAIN FALLING IN Perth and still going!!
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Flooding is occurring
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This makes it the wettest February on record smashing the previous
record
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There is still a chance of the temp stays below 19c before 9am it be
the coldest Feb day on record.
****
TASMANIA - FEBRUARY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
****
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Please share/tag with family and friends ****
A
major cold front Saturday night and Sunday will introduce showery
weather parts of Tasmania (especially western and south western
parts) and southern Victoria and much cooler air for large parts of
south eastern and eastern Australia but have a look at this! Snow is
more than likely on the central highlands! and possibly Mt
Wellington.
Snow
is expected to fall as low as 900 metres.
Snow
likely regions maps thanks to Ventusky, Windytv & MetEye.
Meanwhile New Zealand as a whole is seeing a cooler-than-usual summer.
Wellington's
bummer summer: fewest 'beach days' in 30 years
3
February, 2017
The
summer of 2017 will not be remembered fondly by the people of
Wellington.
Regardless
of whether you look at sunshine hours, wind speeds, rainfall or
temperature - the capital's summer has been un-arguably the worst in
years.
Beach-goers
have particular reason to moan, with MetService data showing January
had the fewest "beach days" of any summer in the past 30
years.
Defined
as days with more than eight hours of cloudless sunshine and a
temperature greater than 17 degrees Celsius, Wellingtonians enjoyed
only eight beach days - a poor show for a month that usually serves
up twice that amount.
That
statistic will not come as a complete shock to those in Wellington
who experienced three significant lows in the space of a week in
January when gale-force winds disrupted flights, ferry crossings and
public transport.
MetService
meteorologist Lisa Murray said perceptions of this summer had not
been helped by the previous two summers in Wellington being
stand-outs for sunshine.
"Even
looking at the long-term average, this hasn't been a good summer,"
she said. "The chances of getting a warm day with no rain and
light winds has been way lower than normal."
Met
Service Meteorologist Lisa Murray says Wellingtonians should make the
most of any nice day they get before summer ends because there isn't
going to be many of them.
Anyone
brave enough to make it to the beach in Wellington this summer will
have, more often than not, been greeted by strong winds and unusually
chilly sea temperatures, Murray said.
"In
general, over the South Island and lower-North Island they have been
2C below average."
NO
SUNSHINE, NO CUSTOMERS
Some
Wellington businesses that depend on the sun shining have not faired
so well as a result.
Last
year Crocodile Bikes owner Tony Christie said there was only a
handful of days in January when his Oriental Bay bike hire business
was either extremely slow or closed. This year that number was about
15.
"With
the Wellington public if it's a bad day they don't come out, and if
it's a good day they all come out."
Karl
Tiefenbacher, managing director of gourmet icecream and coffee
retailer Kaffee Eis, said earnings across his four stores this summer
had dipped by 33 per cent compared to last year.
"It's
just a combination of more rain, more wind, and last summer we had a
real treat. I've lived in Wellington all my life and that was one of
the best ones I can remember," he said.
Downtown
Wellington on January 4, when there were more winter jackets and
umbrellas on show that T-shirts and shorts.
"I
think we had this fake hope that summers were improving, but we're
just back to where we were two or three years ago."
INDOOR
ATTRACTIONS DOING WELL
But
it's not all bad news on the retail front, provided you have a roof
over your head.
Wreda
chief executive Chris Whelan says tourists have been doing indoor
activities rather than going to the beach.
Wellington
Regional Economic Development Agency (Wreda) chief executive Chris
Whelan said Te Papa has had one of its best Januarys, with about
197,000 people having popped into the museum for a look.
Wellington's
$2.3 billion tourism industry, in general, had not suffered that
badly from the shocker summer, Whelan said. TSB Arena, Michael Fowler
Centre and the St James Theatre all enjoyed their best January on
record.
Visitor
spending in Wellington grew by three per cent in December, he said.
Hawke's
Bay Tourism General Manager Annie Dundas says a lot of Wellingtonians
have been heading up the road for a bit of sun.
"The
reality is that a bit of rain and wind just doesn't stop people
coming to visit."
Other
parts of the country have also benefited from Wellingtonians escaping
in the search of sun.
Hawke's
Bay Tourism general manager Annie Dundas said accommodation and
activity providers had seen a marked increase in cliental from the
capital.
"We
have had, pretty much, record occupancy for January. I think that's a
combination of a number of things but weather is a big contributor."
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GLOOM ON THE HORIZON
Wellington's
weather is not expected to improve much either, with the same
patterns expected to continue for the first two weeks of February.
The
one faint glimmer of hope is Waitangi Weekend. Saturday is expected
to be fine with a high of 21C and Sunday could get warmer still.
The
region's luck fails on Monday with cloud, gale-force winds and
drizzle developing in the evening.
The overall situation can be seen in these maps of ocean temperature anomalies - New Zealand being situated in a narrow cooler zone
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