Communities across large parts of Australia have been urged to take precautions as temperatures begin to soar ahead of severe and extreme heatwave conditions, with parts of western Sydney expected to reach the low 40s by Saturday.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave warnings in New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory , with an extreme warning in place on the NSW south coast – indicating the highest level of risk.

Temperatures were beginning to climb on Thursday and the heatwave in NSW was expected to peak on Friday and Saturday, with temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s forecast for some areas. ‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm Read more

The bureau issues a heatwave warning when both the

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