{"id":66012,"date":"2021-01-25T10:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T10:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=66012"},"modified":"2021-01-25T10:49:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T10:49:25","slug":"heatwave-sweeps-australian-cities-and-raises-bushfire-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=66012","title":{"rendered":"Heatwave sweeps Australian cities and raises bushfire danger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk: A heatwave sweeping south-east Australia has sent temperatures soaring in the nation's biggest cities and escalated the threat of bushfires.<\/p>\n

A large blaze brought an emergency warning to Adelaide in South Australia on Monday, while neighbouring Victoria faced its worst fire risk in a year.<\/p>\n

Victoria's capital Melbourne reached 30C by 07.30 local time (20.30 Sunday GMYT) ahead of an expected 40C maximum.<\/p>\n

Temperatures in Sydney were also forecast to exceed 30C for a third day.<\/p>\n

Health officials have urged people to stay inside and to avoid physical activity, and for those near bushfires to avoid inhaling smoke.<\/p>\n

The blaze in the Adelaide Hills strengthened on Monday on the back of the hot and gusty conditions.<\/p>\n

It has so far burnt over 2,500 hectares and is believed to have claimed several houses but has not caused injuries, said South Australia's Country Fire Service.<\/p>\n

Smoke has also settled over Adelaide, obscuring parts of the city skyline and prompting some residents to wear face masks.<\/p>\n

Since the hot spell began on Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology (Bom) has issued heatwave warnings for South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland.<\/p>\n

The heat is expected to linger until mid-week as the hot air mass tracks east across the country.<\/p>\n

Heatwaves are Australia's deadliest natural disaster and have killed thousands more people than bushfires or floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: A heatwave sweeping south-east Australia has sent temperatures soaring in the nation’s biggest cities and escalated the threat of bushfires. A large blaze brought an emergency warning to Adelaide in South Australia on Monday, while neighbouring Victoria faced its worst fire risk in a year. Victoria’s capital Melbourne reached 30C by 07.30 local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":66013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n