Falling moisture levels and rising mercury point to risk of major fires in NSW

By Peter Hannam
Updated August 13 2017 - 9:46am, first published 9:30am
Falling moisture levels point to the prospect of an early and active fire season for many forests in NSW. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Falling moisture levels point to the prospect of an early and active fire season for many forests in NSW. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Forest regions of NSW, including areas around Wollongong, are rapidly drying out, raising the risk of early and significant bushfire activity, new mapping techniques indicate.

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