Fires to get bigger
THERE is no way to fire-proof Sydney, and big bushfires are expected to burn up to 35 per cent more land around the city by the year 2050 as a result of climate change, the first detailed government study of the region has confirmed.
Homes on the fringes of Sydney will become more vulnerable to fires, and more hazard reduction burning would be unlikely to prevent fires getting bigger and more devastating, the report said.
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