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Australia is primed to burn and burn fast, bushfire and climate experts warn
Пожар у околини Флауердејла у Викторији, у фебруару 2023. Source: AAP / WONGA PARK CFA/PR IMAGE
A new national report warns of dangerous grass-fire conditions on a scale never experienced before in Australia. Describing them as a 'powder keg ready to explode and primed to burn', the Climate Council and Emergency Leaders for Climate Action make four key recommendations to prepare the country.
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