Australia bush fires rage in record heat

AustraliaÕs state of New South Wales is facing the worst possible fire conditions in its history. More than 80 fires Ð including 20 uncontained Ð are burning, and the town of Uarbry has been destroyed

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Temperatures across Australia (February 12)

500 miles 800km

45¡C

42¡C

39¡C

36¡C

33¡C

30¡C

27¡C

24¡C

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND

VICTORIA

Brisbane

Uarbry

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney

Canberra

TASMANIA

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Temperatures (February 11)

1 Oakley 42.6¡C 

2 Kingaroy 41.6¡C 

3 Toowoomba 40.8¡C

4 Gatton 45.6¡C

5 Ivanhoe 47.6¡C

6 Forbes 46.0¡C

7 Richmond 47.0¡C

8 Penrith 46.9¡C

9 Sydney 35.2¡C 

New South Wales broke February statewide heat records two days in a row on Feb 10-11

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Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology 

Picture: Getty Images 

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