Australia a ‘Powder Keg’ for Grassfires After Big Wet

The Clear Range Fire burns near Bredbo North, Near Canberra, Australia on Feb. 1, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Australia could be in for grassfires on a massive scale after three years of wet conditions left the nation loaded with fuel, history suggests.

A new analysis looks at what happened after the nation experienced previous prolonged periods of cooler, wetter La Nina conditions.