A wet year in Queensland has produced higher grassland fuel loads, which the Rural Fire Service says create prime conditions for dangerous bushfires.
Above average temperatures and rainfall are predicted over the next few months, which the state's fire authorities say create prime conditions for bushfires.With higher fuel loads and predictions of hotter than average temperatures over the next few months, the outlook for Queensland's upcoming bushfire season is bleak.But the Rural Fire Service Queensland's Ben Millington said fire seasons were becoming longer and more intense in Queensland.
Mr Clark said there was still a 50 per cent chance of an La Niña event developing over the next few months. While some burns have been carried out, including at Stanthorpe and Tara in the south west, ice on vegetation at Ogmore near Yeppoon thwarted a crew's attempt to carry out a hazard reduction burn a few weeks ago.He said the frost had dried out the grass quickly.
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