{"id":139421,"date":"2023-09-20T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=139421"},"modified":"2023-09-20T17:51:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:51:15","slug":"australia-braces-for-severe-bushfires-as-sydney-swelters-under-record-september-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/australia-braces-for-severe-bushfires-as-sydney-swelters-under-record-september-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia braces for severe bushfires as Sydney swelters under record September heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D23AA5D7-D889-08EF-E003-B10D1A1820E9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">The threat of intense bushfires looms over New South Wales as record spring temperatures and high winds fan the flames of more than 60 blazes already burning in\u00a0Australia\u2019s\u00a0most populous state, authorities have warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E595EFF3-1D41-8884-FD5B-B13ED9988905@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">Several cities along the east coast saw record spring temperatures Tuesday, according to Australia\u2019s Bureau of Meterology (BOM). Sydney, the NSW capital, was expected to record its hottest September day ever Wednesday, with BOM forecasting a high of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3BBC655E-AA62-7206-0C23-B14906A7105D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">Senior\u00a0BOM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said NSW was experiencing \u201crecord September heat, dangerous fire weather conditions and gusty winds,\u201d in a video posted Wednesday to X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1AFA3E8C-C8C2-9106-A6D0-B11B53DE686E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">As of Wednesday afternoon, 65 fires were burning across NSW, nearly a third of which were uncontained, the state\u2019s Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) said in a statement on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_EF517468-877B-24E5-C692-B0F90D203026@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cIt\u2019s the worst risk we\u2019ve faced since the Black Summer fires of 2019,\u201d NSWRFS commissioner Rob Rogers said Tuesday, according to public broadcaster\u00a0ABC, referring to the\u00a02019-2020 bushfire season\u00a0that killed dozens of people and a billion animals as it burned through more than 10 million hectares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C1784F0-49C3-AD31-69DD-B13EA33BD4C8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">The NSWRFS on Tuesday enacted a total fire ban, including on barbecues, camp fires and activities like welding, for Sydney and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C1784F0-49C3-AD31-69DD-B13EA33BD4C8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Source: CNN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The threat of intense bushfires looms over New South Wales as record spring temperatures and high winds fan the flames of more than 60 blazes already burning in\u00a0Australia\u2019s\u00a0most populous state, authorities have warned. Several cities along the east coast saw record spring temperatures Tuesday, according to Australia\u2019s Bureau of Meterology (BOM). 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