Australia, which has warned that El Niño conditions increase forest fire risks In the coming months, it will now be better equipped to respond to fires, according to its Agriculture Minister.
Authorities have addressed issues with planning and resources identified in an investigation into the Black Summer Fires 2019-2020which Burned across 24 million hectares (59 million acres) and killed 33 people, Murray Watt he told Australian Broadcasting Corp. television on Sunday.