Hundreds of Flying Foxes 'Boil' in Extreme Australia Heat

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By Lorraine ChowJan 9, 2018, 2:21 pm120 pts
The catastrophic heat wave in Australia led to the death of hundreds of flying foxes in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown on Sunday. Temperatures hit 117.14 degrees Fahrenheit in the Sydney metropolitan area that day—its hottest temperature in nearly 80 years. “So many little lives lost due to the extreme…

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