Removing hazards as important as reducing emissions: Australian PM Morrison

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SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said removing flammable vegetation is as important as reducing emissions if Australia is to prevent future ...

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A resident returns to her property following the recent bushfires in Conjola Park, New South Wales, Australia. (REUTERS/Loren Elliott)SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said removing flammable vegetation is as important as reducing emissions if Australia is to prevent future bushfires, comments that are likely to stoke public anger.

"Hazard reduction is as important as emissions reduction and many would argue, I think, even more so because it has even more direct practical impact on the safety of a person going into a bushfire season," Morrison told Sky News Australia. Temperatures in Victoria state are expected to top more than 32 degrees Celsius, leading officials to declare"extreme fire danger" in some areas.

Sydney and Melbourne have been repeatedly blanketed in thick smoke that has resulted in air quality ratings among the worst in the world.- As of Wednesday, 79 fires were burning across New South Wales, none above the lowest warning level. There were 25 emergency warnings in Victoria.

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