Met Bureau: No End In Sight For Scorching Heat, Potentially Catastrophic Fire Risk Down Under
Australia’s long spell of hot and dry weather that has increased the risk of bushfires is set to continue into summer, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning communities should prepare for more severe fire danger. The BoM’s summer outlook shows a higher than usual chance of above-average day and nighttime temperatures for most of the country, and an above-average chance of drier than average conditions for large parts of eastern Australia.
The bureau said spring, which brought catastrophic fire danger to the east coast, was likely to have been one of the driest on record. Andrew Watkins, the BoM’s head of long-range forecasts, said there was an 80% chance of warmer than usual days and nights for much of the country through summer.
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Meanwhile, firefighters in New South Wales on Thursday were battling more than 150 blazes and issued a warning for residents to prepare for fires to worsen over the weekend. While there were no total fire bans in place for Thursday, the greater Hunter, greater Sydney, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, southern ranges, central ranges and northern slopes were under “very high” fire danger rating, as was the ACT.
“With more than 150 fires burning across #NSW and the forecast of more hot and windy weather for the weekend please use this time to prepare. Review your bush fire plan, prepare your properties and discuss as a household what you will do if threatened by fire,” the NSW Rural Fire Service tweeted.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/28/bom-summer-outlook-warns-australia-to-prepare-for-severe-fire-danger
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Hay, if the deniers can say snow in the middle of winter proves their is no global warming, I can say high high heat in Australia when it's fall in the US proves there is.....
