This WA town just topped 50℃ – a dangerous temperature many Australians will have to get used to
- Written by: Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockWhile Australians are used to summer heat, most of us only have to endure the occasional day over 40℃.
Yesterday though, the temperature peaked at 50.7℃ in Onslow, a small Western Australian town around 100km from Exmouth.
Remarkably, the town sits right next to the ocean, which usually provides cooling. By contrast, the...