Committee for a much better america issued the following announcement on Jan.2.
As hard as it may be to believe, the bushfires ravaging large swaths of Australia are likely to get worse in the coming days.
Roughly two months after bushfires erupted in unprecedented numbers across the country's most populous state, authorities in New South Wales are declaring a state of emergency — the second in as many months. During a news conference Thursday, the state's premier, Gladys Berejiklian, warned that worsening conditions this coming weekend present further danger to residents and emergency responders struggling with the deadly blazes.
"We don't take these decisions lightly," Berejiklian told reporters, noting that high temperatures, unpredictable fire activity and heavy tourism could make for a dangerous combination.
"We want to make sure we're taking every single precaution to be prepared for what could be a horrible day on Saturday," Berejiklian said.
Citing a menacing cocktail of high temperatures and gusty winds, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is predicting that "fire dangers on Saturday will reach severe to extreme yet again across fire sites and communities that have already seen large-scale devastation" — particularly in New South Wales and Victoria, though other states are likely to feel the effects too.
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