This summer, Australia could face some of its most extreme bushfire conditions ever, due to the severity of an ever-strengthening El Niño. And for many Australians, memories of catastrophic natural disasters are still painfully fresh.
The Black Summer bushfires of 2019–20 caused destruction on a scale that had never been seen in Australia, with more than 3,000 homes destroyed. And the 2022 major floods devastated hundreds of communities across multiple states, becoming the costliest insurance event in Australian history.
