EXPERT REACTION: Bushfire ravages NSW coastal town
Around 70 homes and other buildings are thought to have been destroyed in and around the NSW coastal town of Tathra by the blaze that broke out on Sunday.
Organisation/s: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Curtin University, Murdoch University, University of Tasmania, La Trobe University
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Expert Reaction
These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre to provide a variety of expert perspectives on this issue. Feel free to use these quotes in your stories. Views expressed are the personal opinions of the experts named. They do not represent the views of the SMC or any other organisation unless specifically stated.
Dr Richard Thornton is CEO of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
Dr Joe Fontaine is a Fire Ecologist and Lecturer in Environment and Conservation Sciences at Murdoch University