Eastern Australia swelters under heatwave as hottest January on record looms

Western Sydney temperatures reach 43C as northern New South Wales and southern Queensland sufferEastern Australia is sweltering in the second heatwave of 2017, setting the stage for what could be the hottest January on record.A cool change that brought sudden relief to coastal Sydney on Wednesday after record morning heat failed to flow through to the city’s western fringe, where midday temperatures topped 43C. Continue reading...