Image Credit: The Founders Urban Gutters Kayla Bennett (left) & Alex Bennett
When the nation’s capital approaches a scorching temperature reaching 35 °C plus, residents of Canberra no doubt make plans to beat the heat.
Family trips to one of the area’s beautiful natural swimming holes, sweating dads pulling out (and inflating) the kid’s paddling pool or possibly just sitting indoors with the AC unit cranked to ‘Arctic’. Whatever is lined up, the priority will be to keep cool and relax.
Something that may slip people’s attention is that dry, hot conditions can led to local authorities warning Canberrans to be alert to bushfire. The high temperatures and strong winds are the perfect combination for any small fire to develop and grow to disastrous proportions.