Firefighters mop up after a bushfire engulfed homes on the NSW Central Coast in December 2025. Experts believe that Australian city fringes are at a greater risk of urban fires as deadly heatwave looms over multiple parts of Australia. (Representative image) Source: AAP / DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAPIMAGE
Nearly seven million people living on the fringes of Australia’s cities face growing risks from urban fires, as the nation braces for one of its most severe heatwaves since Black Summer of 2019-2020. A new joint report from former Australian fire chiefs and the Climate Council has suggested it's only a matter of time until Australian cities experience a disaster of the same magnitude as the Los Angeles blazes of 2025.
Nearly seven million people living on the fringes of Australia’s cities face growing risks from urban fires, as the nation braces for one of its most severe heatwaves since Black Summer of 2019-2020. A new joint report from former Australian fire chiefs and the Climate Council has suggested it's only a matter of time until Australian cities experience a disaster of the same magnitude as the Los Angeles blazes of 2025.
