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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod

NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

A firefighter near Taree during the 2019-2020 black summer bushfires
A firefighter near Taree during the 2019-2020 black summer bushfires. NSW Forestry Corporation is warning of a ‘busier’ bushfire season ahead. Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

New South Wales residents have been urged to prepare for the impending bushfire season, with three wet years and high vegetation growth possibly giving way to a dry El Niño summer.

Fire chiefs warn a level of bushfire complacency has crept into the community in many parts of the state, including in areas inundated by flooding and regions unaffected by the 2019/20 black summer bushfires.

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