凱蒂的墨爾本旅遊資訊 Candy Melbourne

44度高溫怎麼辦？

2009.02.06 Friday 23:28

常常有顧客問我，

下雨天怎麼辦？行程會受影響嗎？

我的標準答案，也是真實狀況，

下大雨，而且一整天，機率非常非常小，

若真的遇到，我們願意取消或改變行程，

畢竟出遊，坐在車中躲雨，和導遊相望，還真是悶。

就真的遇到過一次，雨就這麼一直一直下，

本來的摩寧頓一日遊，改到南半球最大購物城，來個瘋狂血拼一日遊。:)

那熱浪呢？

這亞洲國家少見的熱浪，超過攝氏40度的熱浪，

會讓行道樹，草地自動著火的熱浪，

會讓鐵軌變形的40+高溫，怎麼辦呢？

明天，又是讓維多利亞政府緊張的日子，

墨爾本估計44度高溫，

估計會比1983 的 Ash Wednesday (75人喪命) 還慘重的”火熱”星期六。

這熱浪的問題，還沒有顧客問過，

基於安全考量，

今天，導遊 Johnny 跟明天的顧客解釋了”熱浪”出遊的風險，

最後，大家同意取消明天的行程。感謝大家。

熱浪的確比下雨更棘手。

下雨只是不能玩得盡興，

熱浪可真的是安全問題了。

以下轉貼一則新聞，讓大家體驗一下，維多利亞政府有多緊張，明天的到來，

VICTORIA’S emergency services are bracing for the worst bushfire risk in history on Saturday, as near gale force winds and 40C-plus heat could create conditions worse than those that led to the Ash Wednesday firestorm in 1983 that killed 75 people.

The Herald Sun: people have been warned not to use power tools and not to travel to rural areas. Some parks in high-risk areas will be closed.

“I make this plea to everybody: we need to plan, to be ready, and to put every ounce of our effort into staying safe,” said Country Fire Authority chief officer Russell Rees.

The weather bureau has forecast 43C for Melbourne tomorrow, just shy of the February record of 43.2C in 1983. Mildura and Swan Hill are forecast to reach up to 46C.

“You have got very hot, north to northwesterly winds at strong to near gale force across the state, and very dry conditions,” said the bureau’s Sarah Scully.

Fire authorities said the entire state was in danger.

Ewan Waller, from the Department of Sustainability and Environment, said people should think carefully about travel plans tomorrow.

“The question they must ask themselves is, do I need to take this trip? If you are going bush, then (ensure) you really know what you are doing,” he said.

A cool change is expected on Saturday night; a maximum of 25C was forecast for Melbourne on Sunday.

PS . 這讓我想到台灣颱風要來的前夕 ..停止上班上課…說到這，

今天 Johnny 去丹頓農山的SKYPIE ，店門就貼上公告，明天熱浪席捲墨爾本，休息一天。:(

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