• JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I was curious about what happens to the roads at these temperatures and turns out, they melt.

    Oddly, this article seems to say last December nearly tipped 50, so not really sure what to believe about record setting. Either way, it’s not good.

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        4 months ago

        Funny how I even typed December and it didn’t click in my head it was a different season.

        Writing when tired isn’t a recipe for well thought comments evidently.

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      4 months ago

      December is summer for Australia.
      Because they are in the southern hemisphere their winter and summer are the opposite to seasons in europe and America.

      So last Australian SUMMER tipped 50°C.
      This WINTER it’s 41°C

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      4 months ago

      Except they don’t “melt” when properly sealed, as the article mentions. I mean, 107 is like a cool day in Phoenix or Tuscon during the summer.

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        4 months ago

        I’m guessing that they were not properly sealed because they did not expect those temperatures when they were built.