Sydney Morning Herald: IF YOU thought it has been unseasonably warm lately, you are correct – the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that this is almost certainly going to be the hottest August on record by a big margin. Temperature records across NSW and Queensland were smashed by three degrees or more this week. The winter heatwave is ”highly abnormal”, according to a special climate statement released by the bureau yesterday. Hot, stagnant air in central Australia, which accumulated over …