hi Ian,

When I saw the above map, I couldn't believe it, either. It certainly puts things into perspective!

I thought of your son and family when Penrith was the hottest place in the world last week (49.8 C / 122 F). My son worked in Afghanistan for a while and he used to be out and about in temperatures like those. I have no idea how anyone can cope in that kind of heat. I spent an afternoon in 47C in 2009 with no electricity when we had massive bushfires around Melbourne. I was ready to move to Antarctica after that!

Your son is right. Things have settled down quite a lot at the moment.

All the best,
Noel


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