India, Jan. 28 -- Southeastern Australia is enduring one of its most extreme and prolonged heatwaves on record

Temperatures near 50degC have shattered records across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales

A combination of heat domes, blocking highs and global heating is driving the dangerous conditions

Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. The heat this week is likely to be one for the history books. The heat began on Saturday January 24th. On Australia Day, three sites in South Australia and two in New South Wales broke their all-time temperature records. Ceduna reached a whopping 49.5degC in the shade - just 1.2degC off the highest temperature ever recorded in Australia....