Last weekend, 7th and 8th of Feb, the temperature at Victoria (Melbourne) reached as high as 46℃, which was a record high in the past 150 years (I guess that was the time human started recording the temperature?)... Sydney was about 40℃ and I can already feel my body burning when I was walking under the sun, I can't imagine how it was like in 46℃...
The heat wave caused a lot of bush fire, far more serious than ever, having more than 170 death (and still counting...). I guess this is the first serious nature disaster of 2009... even though the Australian fire fighters are very experienced with the bush fire, but this time the damage was beyond their expectation...
After the heat over the weekend, the temperature dropped down to 20℃ on Monday!!! That is pretty much like going from mid summer to winter in just one night!!
It is a tough year for human not just economically, but also environmentally. We really need to be more active on protecting our environment, or else more innocent people will be affected...
Lets pray for the victims form the bush fires...
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