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But the NSW Rural Fire Service says it expects most of the flames to spread south east.The State of Emergency declared in Canberra gives extra power and resources to fire authorities, allowing them to force evacuations if necessary.Victoria, where fires have burned 1.2 million hectares, extended a "state of disaster" for the worst-hit areas from 2 to 11 January.

More than 1,600 firefighters are currently working to slow the spread of fires and shore up containment lines, the NSW Rural Fire Service says.Fires have raged near the Australian capital Canberra for weeks - at one stage shutting the city's airport as flames approached the perimeter.
Many parts of Australia have been in drought conditions, some for years, which has made it easier for the fires to spread and grow. The amount of land affected across the country - more than 10 million hectares - is now comparable to England's land area of 13 million hectares.Humans are sometimes to blame for starting the fires, but they are also often sparked by natural causes, such as lightning striking dry vegetation.Once fires have started, other areas are at risk, with embers blown by the wind causing blazes to spread to new areas. If there is a serious risk of fire reaching homes or properties, authorities urge people to leave in good time as fire can travel fast - faster than most people can run.Many Australians are asking that very question - but the science is complicated.Scientists have long warned that a hotter, drier climate will contribute to fires becoming more frequent and more intense.

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Satellite images from 4 January showed the spread of smoke from fires in Victoria and NSW, which has affected air quality as far away as New Zealand.Although Australia has always had bushfires, this season has been worse than usual. Severe weather conditions in Australia this weekend are threatening to undo some of the progress firefighters have made in extinguishing Residents in the southeast state of Victoria have been asked to evacuate their homes this week as high temperatures hit the region on Friday, “People have a right to stay and defend their property,” said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, the outlet reported.“But in putting that plan in place they also have to… make a judgment about: is this fire so severe; if it’s creating its own weather; if you have convection columns that are almost a molten tornado… that might be something that is well beyond the planning that you have done,” he added.High temperatures and dry conditions over the last few months have driven the blazes, which have so far burned through more than 24,000 square miles of forest and parks, according to the The map above, created by PEOPLE, shows all of the areas of the country currently affected by the blazes.Temperatures in some parts of the state were expected to reach 104 degrees on Friday.More than 200 firefighters are attempting to put out a blaze in the southern part of the country that has destroyed more than a third of Kangaroo Island, according to the “Armageddon is here.

Data shows that Australia has warmed overall by slightly more than one degree Celsius since 1910, with most of the heating occurring since 1950, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

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