NSTworld: The country experienced its hottest day on record Tuesday, with the average nationwide temperatures reaching 40.9 degrees Celsius.
Some 100 fires have been burning for weeks in the state, with half of those uncontained, including a “mega-blaze” ringing Sydney, covering Australia’s biggest city in a haze of toxic smoke.
Temperatures are expected to peak at 41 degrees Celsius in central Sydney and 45 degrees Celsius in the western suburbs today, while turbulent winds of up to 100 kilometres in the afternoon expected to fan bushfires burning ever-closer to the city. “The worst of the fire weather conditions, the extreme fire danger ratings we are expecting today, are centred around the greater Sydney environment,” he added.
Hospitals have been recording large increases in emergency room visits for respiratory problems, including a dramatic 80 percent spike when air quality plummeted on December 10.
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