The Hottest Place In The World Today 118 Degrees
The temperature in Port Hedland Airport, Australia, is 118 degrees F. It is in a part of Australia where many cities and towns have temperatures above 110 degrees F today. World Weather Online’s global temperature map shows that most of northern Australia near the Indian Ocean is suffering from a heat wave.
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Port Hedland Airport is directly on the Indian Ocean, in Western Australia between Onslow and Broome, and northwest of the Karlamilyi National Park.
It is summer in Australia, and it is not unusual for temperatures near Port Hedland Airport to be 100 degrees F. But this year is different. According to Reuters, much of the country has posted record temperatures. Bush fires are frequent, much the same as wildfires in the US. “A Department of Fire and Emergency Services warned of a high fire danger for many areas of Western Australia and said more than 1,000 firefighters had been fighting blazes statewide.:
The BBC reports that heat is known as the “silent killer” in Australia. The UK network reports “, it’s deadlier than all other natural disasters combined yet leaves behind no visual clues as to the scale of its devastation.
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