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8 March 1995
Victoria School

The Great Australian Heat Wave .

In Mebourne, Australia, emergency services went on high alert in southeast Australia on Wednesday as the region's worst heatwave in a century sent temperatures soaring and residents scurrying for cover.

Authorities warned elderly, sick and infant residents of the states of Victoria and South Australia to stay home and keep cool as the mercury was tipped to hit 44 degrees Celsius (112 Fahrenheit), raising the spectre of heatstroke and wildfires.

The heatwave in Victoria, which was expected to last several days and be the region's worst since 1908, raised fears of heat-related deaths and wildfires following years of drought, authorities said.

In Australia heat wave is a real risk. In Australia during the 20th Century, heat waves caused more deaths than any other natural hazard except disease, yet remains one of the least-studied and most underrated hazards.

Wow thank God that there are no such heatwaves in Singapore! The weather may be hot on some days, but at least we don't have such severe heatwaves, and droughts