Heat, dryness leaves Aust 'primed to burn'

By Angelo Risso
Updated January 8 2021 - 11:34am, first published 11:27am
Researchers say climate change will increase the frequency of horror bushfire seasons in Australia.
Researchers say climate change will increase the frequency of horror bushfire seasons in Australia.

Climate change has created an environment in which Australian forests are "primed to burn", according to researchers, which will prompt more bushfire seasons like the unprecedented 2019-20 season.

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