Australian bushfires near Hobart turned the sky a frightening blood red above Tasmania this morning. Eerie footage shows how the sky has darkened to a brown-reddish colour over the whole of Tasmania’s Constitution Docks. The apocalyptic red sky can also be seen reflected in the water below. One Twitter user posted: “Hobart’s sky turns apocalyptic as distant bushfire burns. Exceptional weather extremes occurring more often across Australia.”
A heatwave sweeping Australia engulfed the densely-populated southeast on Friday, boosting temperature records.
A bush fire turned out of control in the Tasmanian world heritage area, threatening six towns as thick smoke covered Hobart and Port Arthur.
A week after Australia’s hottest town, in its northwest, recorded its hottest day, sweltering temperatures arrived on the other side of the continent.
The heat pushed the southeastern city of Melbourne to a near-record 42C.
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Regions to the north were expected to be hotter and windy, prompting a fire ban across the second most populous state of Victoria.
Tasmania’s Bureau of Meteorology tweeted: “Satellite pic clearly showing the smoke plume over Hobart and surrounds from the fire in the southwest.”
The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service said: “PWS is working hard to contain the fire and minimise the damage to these fire-sensitive communities and the potential for damage to critical civil infrastructure.”
Nine years earlier, Australia’s deadliest bushfires killed 180 people near cities forecast to experience temperatures of 46 C (115 F) on Friday.
Tom Delamotte, a Bureau of Meteorology forecaster, said: “The conditions are there that if a fire was to start, it could be quite difficult to contain.”
Tennis Australia, the sport’s governing body, says it has upgraded temperature testing at the Melbourne Park sports centre and introduced a 10-minute break for the men’s singles.
The city council of Shepparton, north of Melbourne, sent life guards to ask holidaymakers to avoid the direct sun at the city pool during January record temperatures of 45 C (113 F).
Mayor Kim O’Keeffe said: ”Everyone knows it’s hot, but sometimes we forget the obvious things.”