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Australia could become the hottest place on Earth in the next week, with temperatures predicted to soar to 50 degrees in some parts of the country.
A mix of an “exceptionally hot air mass” and a lack of cloud cover over north-western Australia will bring “severe to extreme” heat in coming days, forecaster Weatherzone reports.
Models suggest temperatures will break the nation’s highest official record by Sunday. It came in December 2019 along the Nullarbor in South Australia, reaching 49.9 degrees.
“Towards the end of the week, this heat will drift towards the north-west and become more focussed over the Pilbara, Kimberley and North Interior districts of WA,” Weatherzone said.
“The hot air mass will cause severe to extreme heatwave conditions across a large area of central and northern Australia this week.”
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