#Tasmania #DolphinSands on #bushfire watch.

#TasmaniaFireService has issued a Watch & Act, urging residents to monitor conditions as they are changing.

"There is a fire at McNeills Road, #Swansea. The fire is travelling East towards Dolphin Sands”.

People in the affected area have been told: "The fire is expected to be difficult to control. Embers, smoke, and ash may threaten you and your home before the main fire. It may become difficult to see and breathe."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-26/tasmania-bushfire-alert-for-dolphin-sands-area/106607904

HR burns in the national park next door and no meaningful wind = stinky smoke everywhere and high particulates. Yay.

Hoping for a little wind today.

#bushlife #bushfire

Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Autumn 2026 https://www.afac.com.au/public-resources/seasonal-bushfire-outlook-autumn-2026?utm_source=perplexity

#Australia warned of dry, warm autumn & heightened #bushfire risk.

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

Long-term exposure to #bushfire smoke linked to increased risk of heart disease https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/bushfire-smoke-health-impact-heart-disease-b2922489.html

#Health #AirPollution

#ExtremeFireDanger was forecast for 5 districts on #Tuesday:

The south-west, the Wimmera, central, north central, & west & south Gippsland, with the remainder of the state with #highfiredanger.

Total fire bans in those 5 areas will be instituted from midnight.

Tuesday would bring “a classic fire spike day over Victoria” with temperatures “getting up into the mid-30s over much of the state, including Melbourne”. #weather #BushFire #Victoria #Prepare #ClimateCrisis