A record-shattering heat wave continued to scorch Australia on Thursday as temperatures soared above 120 degrees in some spots. The extreme heat has spurred on health warnings, air quality alerts and fire bans across the nation. High temperatures are forecast to be in the 105- to 120-degree range into the weekend in many locations. Nighttime won’t offer much relief, either, as temperatures will remain well above normal. Though heat isn’t unusual in Australia this time of year, the level and duration of the heat wave are extreme. High temperature records have already been set in four states, news.com.au , an Australian news site said. A blistering high temperature of 120 degrees reported Thursday in Marble Bar, Western Australia, was only 3 degrees below the continent’s all-time record high temperature of 123 degrees , set in 1960 in Oodnadatta. The Northern Territory has already had a brutally hot month: “Forget […]