Temperatures have such blistering highs in South Australia that roads have begun to melt. 🔥🔥🔥
The melting asphalt comes as the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for Adelaide as a band of thunderstorms heads toward the city.Australia’s record breaking heatwave continues across the south east. It’s very possible that Australia could see it’s warmest ever day today, breaking a record that has been broken twice already just this week. Wednesday’s average of 41.9C across the country was one degree hotter than the previous record set on Tuesday.
Sydney will get a break from the heat today. But it’s only a brief respite with temperatures set to soar on the weekend fanning massive fires that have encircled much of the city and led to the death of two firefighters. In a Facebook post, Port Augusta Council said the road was “bleeding” and contractors would spread rocks across the melted areas.One resident of nearby Port Pirie said it was so scorching petrol was “bubbling” out of the pump.
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