Australia fires: record-breaking temperatures fuel bushfires across the country
(The Guardian World News)

Temperatures top 40C in Victoria´s north as up to 11 properties hit by fire in South Australia, while NSW and Tasmania face difficult conditionsRecord-breaking spring temperatures helped spark and fan bushfires across the country on Thursday, forecasting a potentially devastating bushfire summer.In Victoria, 100km/h winds fanned more than 60 blazes, as an unprecedented heatwave moved north to south, drawing comparisons with the `worst conditions you´d see in February or March` from the state´s emergency services minister Lisa Neville. Continue reading...