You know it’s too hot in Australia when the Met Office down under needs to add two new colors to their temperature map.
This heatwave event, which was forecast to push the limits of previous temperature extremes, has required an adjustment of the scale used to represent forecast temperatures with new colors representing 50-52°C and 52-54°C.
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