Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney

Sydney, Australia --- The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities.   Devastating fires along the country's east coast have claimed six lives and destroyed more than 500 homes since mid-October, with climate change and unseasonably hot, dry conditions fueling the unprecedented blazes.   Now the fire danger has moved into states further south, with a so-called "Code Red" -- the highest possible fire risk in Victoria -- being declared in the state's northwest for the first time in a decade.   "What that means is t...

Keep on reading: Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney

from INQUIRER.net https://ift.tt/2pG6wD4