Rain one minute, heat wave the next: How climate 'whiplash' drives unpredictable fire weather

PHYSorg
Jan 12, 2026, 2:44 pm57 pts
After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the town of Alexandra in central Victoria, and on the NSW-Victoria border near Corryong.

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