An intense heatwave will combine with low humidity, strong winds, and several already-aggressive fires burning near populated areas
Ms Berejiklian urged holidaymakers to download the Fires Near Me app and plan their time off with the bushfires in mind.
"Here in NSW the fires are totally unprecedented. More country has been burned, three times more homes lost than our worst previous fire season... we have a heatwave coming, who knows what that will do, and the driving force behind this is climate change.
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