If you could predict how a bushfire was moving and whether it was likely to come in your direction, would it convince you to leave your home earlier?
A bushfire is bearing down on the sleepy seaside town where your family is spending the summer holidays. Do you stay or do you go?
Authorities have warned of increased bushfire risks this summer in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia in particular. As separate fires began to merge and create a megafire, the Rural Fire Service grew increasingly concerned that residents and holidaymakers in NSW didn’t appreciate the dangers of the situation.The RFS took a novel approach and began publishing predictive maps as the tragedy unfolded.
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