‘Prepare early’: bushfire authorities sound alarm for NT, NSW and Queensland
Fire authorities in Australia have issued warnings for the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and Queensland, citing heightened bushfire risks due to dry conditions and high fuel loads. The outlook is influenced by an strengthening El Niño system and below-average rainfall in several regions.
A bushfire burning near Lackman Terrace in the Northern Territory in August 2023. Large parts of the NT are at heightened risk of bushfires this year, authorities say. Photograph: Supplied A bushfire burning near Lackman Terrace in the Northern Territory in August 2023. Large parts of the NT are at heightened risk of bushfires this year, authorities say. Photograph: Supplied Bushfires ‘Prepare early’: bushfire authorities sound alarm for NT, NSW and Queensland Effects of global heating in NT worsened by ‘dangerous and fire-promoting buffel grass’, expert says
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