Extreme weather has wreaked havoc worldwide this month: As the upper Midwest shivered with record-breaking cold temperatures thanks to the polar vortex, wild extremes…
Extreme weather has wreaked havoc worldwide this month: As the upper Midwest shivered with record-breaking cold temperatures thanks to the polar vortex, wild extremes in weather were reported in other parts of the world.
In Australia, blistering heat this month has scorched the country, causing disastrous wildfires and setting temperature records. “Australia is currently experiencing all-time record temperatures – exceeding 115 degrees – and extended heat waves,» said John Allen, a meteorologist and climate scientist at Central Michigan University.
In fact, all of Australia – again – is in the midst of one of its hottest summers on record, according to the New York Times. Dozens of wildfires raged on Tasmania, an island off the south coast of Australia.
It’s so hot there that snakes are seeking refuge in people’s toilets, the Capital Weather Gang reported.
And in Alaska, it’s too warm for sled dog races. «Rain and poor trail conditions have led to the cancellation of this year’s Willow 300 Sled Dog Race,» the Anchorage Daily News reported. A stretch of above-freezing temperatures had led to open water on sections of the trail.
