Bushfires in NSW have now burnt an area greater than Wales, as new data reveals spring had Australia's worst bushfire danger weather on record.
It is important to note there is a big difference in fires depending on where they are in New South Wales.
Fires on or east of the range, in more densely forested areas, burn with a greater intensity; when that intensity is combined with higher population density, there is greater risk.
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