Sydney swelters on hottest day since 1939 as mercury hits 47.3C

Source: BBC

The Australian city of Sydney has experienced its hottest weather in 79 years with temperatures in the region hitting as high as 47.3C (117F).

Severe fire warnings were issued for the greater Sydney area and total fire bans were put in place across the city.

Players participating in the Sydney international tennis tournament were forced off the court at 10:00 local time on Sunday (23:00 GMT Saturday) by the event's organisers after temperatures courtside exceeded 40C.

Experts have warned that land and sea temperatures have been affected by climate change, leading to more extreme weather conditions.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42595180

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Every winter our climate change denier friends point out that it's cold outside (yeah, duh..... it gets cold in January). Yet, while we're freezing, our friends in the Southern Hemisphere are enduring record heat. As climate scientists have been pointing out for decades climate change means that there will be more extremes in weather, which is what we're seeing right now.