An intense heat wave with temperatures above 40 degrees and the threat of a strong hurricane This Friday, Jasper took control of a large part of the Australian population living in the south and east of the oceanic country.
One of the biggest concerns lies in the state of New South Wales, the country’s most populous state; where the Australian Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting that temperatures will exceed 40 degrees today and tomorrow at several locations in this jurisdiction, with expected maximums exceeding 40 degrees. Up to 46 degrees. So government officials today ordered the closure of nearly twenty rural schools and banned outdoor bonfires due to a high-to-extreme fire risk in the Lower Central West Plains, Southern Riverina, Northern Riverina and South West regions (more than 200 kilometers west and south-west of Sydney ).
Added to this is the fear that the risk will increase exponentially tomorrow, given forecasts of temperatures of up to 44 degrees in Western Sydney and the surrounding Central Coast, thus repeating the conditions that occurred during the ‘Black Summer’ of 2019-2020. hundreds of forest fires They destroyed an area the size of Turkey and cost 33 lives.
On the other hand, in the state of Victoria, the second most populous state of the country, in the northeastern part of the border with New South Wales, authorities have become alarmed because the temperatures will exceed 40 degrees today and in the coming days and the temperatures may increase. Destructive winds north of Melbourne and other neighboring areas.
Separately, authorities in the state of South Australia, which occupies part of the south and center of the ocean nation, are battling multiple bushfires as they prepare to face catastrophic conditions created by a heatwave this weekend with temperatures expected to rise to 47 degrees. and potential fires of up to 100 kilometers per hour. Today, South Australian firefighters are focused on fighting multiple fires, particularly in the towns of Hamley Bridge, Lochiel and Melrose, about 270 kilometers north of Adelaide.
On the other hand, officials of the northeastern state of Queensland, the third most populous state of the country, They are preparing to attack cyclone jasper, category 4 and this will potentially hit the city of Cairns and surrounding towns, about 1,700 kilometers from Brisbane, next week.
Australia is facing drier weather than usual this year due to El Niño, a natural phenomenon caused by currents in the Pacific Ocean that can cause devastating disasters and worsened by global warming. This year, large and devastating bushfires have already been recorded in the eastern states of New South Wales and Queensland throughout October, claiming the lives of at least three people.