Climate change is reducing hazard reduction burning window: CSIRO

Jamieson Murphy
February 12 2020 - 1:30pm
CLOSING WINDOW: There are less opportunities to do hazard reduction burns and climate change is a factor. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong
CLOSING WINDOW: There are less opportunities to do hazard reduction burns and climate change is a factor. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

THE ability of firefighters to carry out hazard reduction burns has been restricted due to climate change, Australia's leading science agency says.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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