Sydney, Inland Regions Bake in 40 Degree Heatwave

People gather at Clovelly beach as temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees across the state on Nov. 28, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Temperatures have surpassed 40 degrees across New South Wales (NSW), with the season’s first heatwave bringing elevated bushfire and health risks.

Parts of Sydney have broken the 40-degree barrier and swathes of western NSW are baking through even higher temperatures as the state experiences its opening summer heatwave.