Publication Date January 14, 2013 | the Guardian

Australia adds new colour to temperature maps as heat soars

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Australian Bureau of Metereology temperature map - with a new colour for 52-54C. Image: BOM
Australian Bureau of Metereology temperature map - with a new colour for 52-54C. Image: BOM

Forecast temperatures were so extreme and unprecedented - over 52C - that the Australian Bureau of Meteorology had to add a new color to the top of its temperature scale, a suitably incandescent purple. It is a sign of things to come. Global warming is turning the volume of extreme weather up