...taken while walking this morning. Today it just got hotter and hotter and hotter, reaching 44 Celsius or over 111 Fahrenheit here. It never gets that hot here on the coast.
Yesterday afternoon the government sent text messages to everyone in the region warning of possible catastrophic fire events today, with hot weather and high winds. The winds look like they will hit around midnight with a cool change. Fires are burning around 50 kms south of here cutting highway and townships have been evacuated. Thankfully people are safe. There have been dreadful fires in Tasmania.
This week the Bureau of Meteorology upgraded its maps to enable recording of high temperatures to 55C, whereas the maximum had been previously 50C, and has introduced the colour purple for mapping this new temperature range. It is nearly 9pm, getting dark, Melody is cooling the horses with a wash. Still skeptical about global warming?!
Peter this is fabulous, love the colour & processing. Fav (42C here at the moment, Turramurra is usually a bit cooler being up on the ridge - not tonight!)
Great photo. Wow, that is hot for over there. We are having a respite from it at the moment, only in the 30's today, but the humidity seems to be higher than it usually is in summer.
The purple of the sky with the orange reminds me of looking at the BoM map
I had to reassure my parents (by phone) that the fires at Cooma pose little danger to me here in Canberra
This is just fabulous! Portentous, is that the word? I love it warm but we are hearing in UK off your dangerous temperatures and bad fires. A fave for me!
That is one stunning sky. I hope it brings some relief to the extreme temperatures you are experiencing! Hopefully the fires will all be well controlled soon.
@fueast it feels quite cold and windy today relatively. The wind can make the fires worse. Due to lots of rain over last 18 months there is a lot of fuel in forests and grasslands that has dried off over summer
Powerful, dramatic and colorful shot. A fav. My prayers are with those impacted by the fire are with those who are fighting the fires. The national weather service released its 2012 figures yesterday. 2012 was the hottest year on record.
I love this! We're getting ready to be hit by a heatwave too... its supposed to reach 60 in 2 or 3 days. I can't remember a time in my life that its been that warm anywhere near my birthday... so looks like one of my presents will be warm weather this weekend (if my actual b'day is tomorrow, I'll be celebrating this weekend)
This is an awesome shot Peter.
I sat in one of Country Fire Authority's Incident Control Centres Friday 4th and 11th and can assure you they throw all they can afford at fires which may impact lives and homes. We can see the combat aircraft GPS "trails" across the state and scan see them charge any serious fire starts. Aircraft alone cannot extinguish a large fire, but are awesome with the support of the water carrying tankers and the earth moving equipment.
@fotofella I know that those working in this area are vigilant in often difficult circumstances. A friend works in CFA headquarters, and during Victorian disaster he was at control centre whilst his family and home was under ember attack. There was no criticism of those working to provide assistance in my comments above. It was commented on by many positively that we had receive messages, and during the day that ABC local radio concentrated on immediate coverage and reportage, including evacuation alerts and whether it was still safe to leave. Some lessons have been learned from the past. I am proud my son has joined local SES
I don't think that I have ever been anywhere that hot Peter. It reached about 34 degrees on holiday last year. I'm with you on global warming, boy we've messed up!! My heart goes out to those affected by the fires.
January 14th, 2013
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I had to reassure my parents (by phone) that the fires at Cooma pose little danger to me here in Canberra
Nice shot.
Sorry about the heat! I know how miserable it can be!
Sorry to hear it's so hot... I can't imagine heat like that.
I sat in one of Country Fire Authority's Incident Control Centres Friday 4th and 11th and can assure you they throw all they can afford at fires which may impact lives and homes. We can see the combat aircraft GPS "trails" across the state and scan see them charge any serious fire starts. Aircraft alone cannot extinguish a large fire, but are awesome with the support of the water carrying tankers and the earth moving equipment.