Summer is still a fortnight away but Canberra already is forecast to reach a scorching 36 degrees on Friday. The Emergency Services Agency is warning Canberrans to prepare for a high fire risk amid potentially damaging winds. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe-weather warning for the region, with damaging winds of about 60km/h and peak gusts of 90km/h forecast for parts of the ACT. Commissioner Dominic Lane said the capital's fire danger rating for the last day of the working week was "very high" as a result of the expected dry and windy conditions. "While conditions don't warrant the declaration of a total fire ban in the territory due to the...
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