Sydney: Eastern Australia was bracing for severe “off the scale” fire conditions as it baked in a heatwave that has broken temperature records and sparked dire warnings from authorities.
While bushfires are common in Australia’s arid summer, climate change has pushed up land and sea temperatures and led to more extremely hot days and severe fire seasons.
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