• finallymadeanaccount
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    20 days ago

    the numbers are likely to reach 50C by 2050

    Australian here: Oh, hello, back there in the past!

    Australia’s highest temperature last summer (December 2025 - February 2026) was 50.0°C, recorded in South Australia at both:

    Andamooka — January 29, 2026 Port Augusta — January 30, 2026

    Port Augusta’s reading was described as the farthest south that an official 50°C temperature had been recorded in Australia.

    And we’re heading into summer again! Whee!

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      Andamooka and Port Augusta combined have a a population of 15,000.

      The Paris metropolitan area has a population of 11.4 million.

      And we’re heading into summer again! Whee!

      Thunderdome?