The same day all of New South Wales was declared in drought, the state’s Rural Fire Service issued its earliest ever total fire bans.
- Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
More land is burned in northern Australia during August and October than any other time of the year, and it’s not just a natural disaster.
The early start to the bushfire season in NSW - 80 fires were burning yesterday across the state - will prompt many rural residents and the fire authorities to worry about whether this summer will see…
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