A severe heatwave is expected to exacerbate existing bushfires in inland Australia, posing significant challenges for firefighters. High temperatures, exceeding 40°C in some areas, are forecast for Victoria, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. This heatwave threatens to intensify blazes, particularly in The Grampians National Park, which has been ravaged by a fire spanning over 76,000 hectares.
A heatwave sweeping across inland Australia is expected to cause havoc for firefighters trying to contain several large blazes. Blistering temperatures will hit Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory with the mercury rising above 40C in some areas. Adelaide will reach 36C on Friday while Alice Springs will soar to 40C before the heatwave moves into parts of Victoria towards existing fire fronts.
“It’s been burning for a couple of weeks now, and is now over 76,000 hectares ... that’s about the size of Singapore,” she said. “This is the fifth fire in 20 years, and the third major fire in that park, so the constant impact on some of the species is starting to show now. “So we’ve had aircraft and crews back burning towards the fire … we have also had some drops for rock wallabies.
AUSTRALIA HEATWAVE WILDFIRES BUSHFIRES NATIONAL PARK
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