Sydney, Brisbane and Perth face ‘increased risk of bushfire’ this summer

Seasonal bushfire outlook for 2023-24 suggests large areas of eastern Australia could burn but authorities say forecast not as dire as 2019's black summer

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Large swathes of eastern Australia face an increased risk of fire" this summer but authorities aren't expecting conditions to be as bad as the black summer of 2019-20.

Record-breaking dry conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures during early spring are expected to be followed by hot El Nino conditions persisting into next year.

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