Bushfire: Know your weather, know your risk
The Bureau of Meteorology's annual public safety initiative is designed to raise awareness about severe weather helping Australians prepare for natural hazards.
This year's campaign runs from 8 September to 12 October, strategically timed ahead of Australia's high-risk weather season.
Each week highlights a different type of severe weather
- Bushfire
- Flood
- Severe Thunderstorms
- Heatwave
- Tropical Cyclone
Bushfire weather in Australia
Weather conditions influence the growth, intensity and speed of bushfires – and how dangerous they can be.
BOM issues fire weather warnings when weather conditions are likely to cause dangerous fire behaviour.
Understanding fire weather
To learn more about
- Australia's fire weather seasons and how they vary across the continent
- how weather affects fire behaviour, and the impact of climate change
- how fires make thunderstorms
- BOM's fire weather services – fire weather warnings, fire danger ratings and the fire behaviour index.
Visit the Bureau of Meteorology's website for links, resources and the most up-to-date information.
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