Heatwave Set to Break Australia's 80 year Old Temperature Record

While the snow is falling more than what it did last year in the West, Australia braces itself for the worst heatwave that ever struck it in last 80 years.

As per meteorological estimates, the mercury in Adelaide could reach 45C - close to its 46.1C 80-year-old heat record In Tasmania emergency warnings were issued for six areas as almost 50 fires continued to burn across the state.

Severe weather warnings are also in place for extreme temperatures and high fire danger in Victoria and Tasmania on Friday, while in Western Australia a cyclone could develop off the north coast on Thursday.

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22 sperm whales found dead off Tasmanian Coast, Australia

Full Story / Photo: The News 14 November 2011

It was a tragic scene on the Tasmanian sandbank littered with 22 dead sperm whales. In the meanwhile rescuers were racing against the clock Monday to save two huge sperm whales stranded on sand, the Parks and Wildlife Service said.

Whale beachings are relatively common in Australia, and they usually occur in the summer months around December around Tasmania.

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