Sydney feels the heat as mercury rises to 45.8 C
By Agence France-Presse in Sydney | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-19 07:57
Fire crews battle a wildfire in the Ku-Ring-Gai National Park, about 30 km north of Sydney's central business district, on Friday. NSW Rural Fire Service Handout |
The temperature in Sydney on Friday hit its highest levels since records began 150 years ago, after an Australian government agency warned of more frequent and intense heat waves in the future.
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