How is climate change affecting Australia's bushfire activity?

A fire danger rating sign on the NSW south coast in 2013

A fire danger rating sign on the NSW south coast in 2013 Source: AAP

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Lives have been lost and homes destroyed on the east coast of Australia as unprecedented numbers of bushfires tax emergency services to their limit.

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