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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Grass fires still a risk despite floods

Dr Andrew Sullivan is principal research scientist at the National Bushfire Research Laboratory. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

It's hard to imagine, but flood-ravaged parts of Australia could still face dangerous grassfires this summer and all it will take is a few hot, dry days.

After the wettest year on record in some parts, and ongoing flooding in Australia's northwest and south, the prospect of fires any time soon seems incongruous.

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