TENS of millions of hectares of grassland could burn for months across central Australia, experts warn.
Many parts of the nation have grass fuel loads not experienced in 30 or 40 years, on the back of heavy rains, particularly last summer.
Central Australia was in the grip of a one-in-30-year bushfire, Bushfires Northern Territory director Steve Sutton said. By yesterday, most of the fires had been contained, but authorities were still dealing with fires near Alice Springs.
Bushfire expert Phil Cheney predicted that tens of millions of hectares could burn. “It’s likely to burn for months,” he said.
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