Dry winter primes Sydney Basin for early start of bushfire season

Authors

Mathias M. Boer, Western Sydney UniversityFollow
Rachael H. Nolan, University of Technology SydneyFollow
Ross A. Bradstock, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

115993

Publication Details

Boer, M., Nolan, R. & Bradstock, R. A. (2017). Dry winter primes Sydney Basin for early start of bushfire season. The Conversation, 21 August 1-4.

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The Conversation

Abstract

It might feel like the depths of winter, but Australian fire services are preparing for an early start to the bushfire season. Sydney has been covered with smoke from hazard reduction burns, and the New South Wales Rural Fire Service has forecast a "horrific" season.