ResidentsofNewSouthWaleswillhavetostayalertwithhightemperaturesforecastinpartsofthestateforseveraldaystocome, and I'm joinednowbyRogerMaynard, a journalistbasedinSydney, AustraliaRoger.
Butoverthepastfewmonths, we'veseenquite a bitofraininNewSouthWalesandacrossAustralia's EasternSeaboard, whichmeansthatthere's lessof a chanceoffthegroundbeingtinderboxdry, thistimelessof a chanceof a majorcatastrophesuchaswesawearlierthisyear.