Parts of Australia Set to Swelter Into a New Year

Multiple states and territories are set to swelter into the new year as a heatwave grips much of northern Australia. Parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory )NT_ and Western Australia have been put on alert with temperatures forecast to be 8C to 12C above average. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a heatwave warning for the NT, Queensland and WA while the south faces milder conditions. An extreme heatwave warning was in place for the NT’s Tiwi district and for the Kimberley, Pilbara and North Interior districts in WA. Temperatures in the remote towns of Marble Bar and Roebourne, in the northwest of WA, were expected to reach 48C on Sunday, with top temperatures at Marble Bar well above 40C for the next six days....