Perth issued first extremely severe heat warning in history

Intense temperatures occurring Statewide this week are set to smash records — but people living in the metropolitan area will be most affected by the sudden onset of summer. This week Perth will be hit with its first 40C day in nine months, a far cry from the storms we had last week. It’s this sudden change in temperature that puts Perth occupants at more risk than those living elsewhere in the State, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. And …