Strong winds and scorching heat reignite Australia’s bushfire danger

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A burnt street sign destroyed in the recent bushfires is pictured in Conjola Park, New South Wales, Australia, January 21, 2020.Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked bushfires in Australia’s southeast on Thursday, with Sydney forecast to hit 41 degrees Celsius following a few days of cooler weather.

Since September, hundreds of wildfires in Australia have killed 29 people as well as an estimated 1 billion native animals, while incinerating 2,500 homes and a total area of bushland one-third the size of Germany. “Whatever the numbers ultimately land at, it’s had a significant impact,” said Simon Westaway, executive director of the council, which represents small and medium-sized tourism businesses.

* Sydney was set for a hot and windy day, with a high temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, while the capital Canberra was forecast to hit 33 degrees C, accompanied by windy conditions and dust haze, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

 

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