Large parts of Australia put on high alert for significant bushfires in spring
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The alarming description of growing vegetation combined with the hot, dry weather has caused emergency officials to put much of country on high alert for bushfires this spring. Key points Dry and warm spring expected for most of Australia Dry, warm spring expected for most of Australia High bushfire risk highlighted in most states and territories High wildfire risk highlighted for most states and large parts territories Years of heavy rains have increased the amount vegetation ready to burn The Australasian Fire Officials Council has red marked a large portion of the map of eastern and central Australia in its seasonal view released Wednesday. This comes with double negative impact drought-related climate factors developing in oceans in west and east country, with Bureau Meteorology predicting that spring will be hot and dry for much country. After years of high rainfall, it will be the first dry spring predicted by the bureau since 2020. The bureau will announce its official outlook spring next week, but its current long-term outlook from September to November shows a dry signal for most of country, except New South Wales coast, tip of Cape Yorke Peninsula and central region. and northern WA. Far southwest WA, far southeast SA, and southern Victoria are more than twice as likely to have total precipitation for the season falling on the driest 20 percent of all years since 1981. Before This scrolling shows rain forecasts across Australia in the spring. . After above-average temperatures for the same time period. Instructions Use left and right arrow keys to control the transition Previous and next s SLIDE This scrolling shows rain forecasts across Australia in spring above-average temperatures for same time period. According to the outlook, maximum temperatures are expected to be above average across Australia. If it does, dry winters are expected in southeastern Australia, particularly in Victoria and Tasmania. Meanwhile, Brisbane and Adelaide are over 70 percent, and Perth is over 50 percent. High risk of wildfire Recent rains and a wet start to winter mean that many parts of the country are now plagued with high amounts of vegetation, particularly grass. This, combined with the hot and dry outlook, has put much of the country at high risk of "significant wildfires" this season, according to AFAC. A significant wildfire means a fire of such magnitude, complexity, duration, or other impact that it requires resources from outside the area of the fire. According to the outlook, Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and parts of South Australia and Victoria were highlighted as being at this risk. The risk of bushfires increased this spring in large parts of eastern and central Australia. The area greatest concern in Queensland is the eastern half of the state south Innisfail, which has been marked by AFAC with "locally intense bushfires that can be devastating". This is also true for New South Wales, where the state's central and