"The seasonal outlook published by the Australian and New Zealand Council for Fire and Emergency Services covers the three months from September, when the southern hemisphere spring begins, and identifies elevated risk everywhere except the Australian Capital Territory, the small district around Canberra.
Dry conditions in the east and heavy fuel loads across central and northern Australia are driving the picture, the council said, with soil moisture deficits spreading across the east and deepening in Western Australia through July.
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