National outlook shows persistent wet weather and low fuel loads tempering likelihood of bushfires in areas ravaged by black summer
Months of wet weather across eastern Australia may have a silver lining, with the national council for fire and emergency services advising a normal to below-average likelihood of bushfires this spring in regions devastated during the black summer.
Areas across Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT showed below normal fire potential as a result of recent and persisting rain, in addition to low fuel loads in regions still recovering from the 2019-20 bushfires. “We could still have destructive and deadly fires in those areas, and people need to be vigilant and aware as the season develops if we have some very hot, dry, windy days.”
Parts of central Australia and northern Western Australia are predicted to have above normal fire potential due to above-average vegetation fuel loads.After significant rainfall, “a lot of those mainly grassy and arid areas have received quite a lot of growth”, Heemstra said.
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