Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia
Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia - Yahoo! News


"Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city recorded its third consecutive day of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius (109 F) for the first time since 1855, when record-keeping began, the Bureau of Meteorology said."


"There was controversy Wednesday when they closed the roof during the match between Serena Williams and Svetlana Kutzetsova. The Russian had won the first set, but the break gave Williams time to recover and she rallied to win.
Players complained that it felt like their feet were burning right through their shoes. A bunch of moths that have annoyed the players were basically sizzling and dying within seconds of landing on the broiling court surface."

Toasty Times in Aussie land. Anyone there now? Will we shake and bake in LOS this year? I wonder if a hot year is on the way.