10 October 2010 - Bushfire CRC Media Release
Scientists Map Bushfire Outlook for Australian Summer
A strengthening La Niña which brought above-average rainfall to much of eastern Australia from January to August means much of Queensland, eastern New South Wales and central Victoria can expect average fire potential this coming bushfire season. However, the fire potential in southwest Western Australia, southern South Australia and much of western Victoria will be above average These are the consensus views of Bureau of Meteorology scientists and fire managers from around Australia, brought together by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre at separate sessions in Darwin and Melbourne to discuss the outlook for the 2010-11 fire season. The accompanying map shows the main areas of expected above-average fire potential in pink, with the main areas of average potential in white.
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